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![Zheng He would have no trouble recognizing Sanaa’s markets in the old quarter, with stalls stocked with the traditional tunic...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/e6030d9c-10b2-44e1-a14c-e96ba7cb629d/092_pg_406-407_xgaplus.jpg)
![The 2000 year old capital of Yemen. Zheng He stopped here to trade for frankincense. The mud and brick architecture has chang...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/459e750e-9384-426d-a649-c6e7a9faac9e/091_pg_376_xgaplus.jpg)
The 2000 year old capital of Yemen. Zheng He stopped here to trade for frankincense. The mud and brick architecture has changed little from his day. Sanaa, Yemen
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 31.5 Mpixels (90.1 MB uncompressed) - 6934x4544 pixels (23.1x15.1 in / 58.7x38.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: architecture, buildings, cityscape, distance, exterior, frankincense, landscape, middle east, mountains, outside, page 376, Sanaa, Silk Road, structures, Yemen, Zheng He book
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