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The entire population of fisherman and other coastal dwellers was mobilized to build the 300 ships for Zheng He’s fleet.

Author: Michael Yamashita

© Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 21.5 Mpixels (61.5 MB uncompressed) - 5639x3810 pixels (18.8x12.7 in / 47.7x32.3 cm at 300 ppi)

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A tourist pauses to read an inscription at the “edge of the world” on Hainan Island, China’s southernmost point. This was co...

The entire population of fisherman and other coastal dwellers was mobilized to build the 300 ships for Zheng He’s fleet.

Looking like matchsticks linked by fishing nets, its likely that Zheng He passed hundreds of scenes like this while embarking...