China's Great Armada

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Children play in the surf on a Balinese beach.
A bugis schooner under full sail in the South China Sea Indonesia is home to the last great sailing fleet in the world.
Weir fishing off the coast fo Sumatra, Indonesia.
Weir fishing off the coast fo Sumatra, Indonesia.
Salt-gathering in evaporation ponds in Gresik is done only on sunny days.
Children take their lessons in Koran school against a backdrop of one of Zheng He's (or Cheng Ho, as he is known here) treasu...
Wayang Beber storytelling is a traditional art form in Indonesia.
Betel-nut chewing is a pastime enjoyed by all ages and genders
Zheng He found Chinese an other foreigners living along the banks o the Sungei Musi River, as these Yamenese Arabs do today.
Wedding celebrations can last for days in Palembang.
Both Buddhists and Muslims worship here at Semarang's Tay Kak Sie Temple, in hopes that Zheng He will answer their prayers.
On certain occasions it is tradition for Indonesian's to wear detailed make-up.
A performer in the San Po festival portrays one of San Po's (Zheng He) soldiers, who will escort the Admiral-god's image from...
On the last day of the sixth lunar month, many of the faithful from all over Asia dress as Zheng He soldiers and gather to ho...
Zheng He "soldiers" wear make-up as elaborate and colorful as might be seen in a Chinese Opera.
The festival, replete with lion and dragon dancers, lasts three days.
An image of Zheng He is paraded through the streets of Semarang inside a portable shrine, mimicking the movement of a ship ov...
The Ijen Volcano multiplex is a common place for sulfur mining and is comprised of several composite volcanos in Banyuwangi R...
Pura Besakih is the most important temple in Bali, where the kind of tolerence espoused by Zheng He has been practiced for ce...
Once the most popular sport in Indonesia, cock fighting and the gambling that goes along with it is now officially banned, th...
In the best fighting form, these cocks and their handlers prepare for battle.
The sacred mountain, Adam's Peak, rises through the mist above Sri Lanka.
Fishermen on Negombo Beach in Sri Lanka, haul in their dugout outrigger sailing canoes afer a day at sea.
Framed by elephant tusks, saffron-robed Buddhist monks pray at the entrance to the Temple of the Tooth, said to contain the t...
One hundred caparisoned elephants light up the night as the procession of penitents continues.
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