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![Zhu Di, the third Ming emperor, was the patron of Admiral Zheng He, the famed sea-faring explorer. It was Zhu Di who moved th...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/e6ae9640-847b-45b9-b62b-5d343243f558/059_04_xgaplus.jpg)
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In the village of Akesai, descendants of Khazak nomads gather to honor a departed elder, with upturned hands for prayer and full bowls of food for sustenance. Zheng He, too, was descended from Central Asian Muslims.
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
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