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Hangzhou still produces the finest silk cloth, one of Zheng He's most prized items and still in worldwide demand today.

Hangzhou, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 34.1 Mpixels (97.6 MB uncompressed) - 7149x4773 pixels (23.8x15.9 in / 60.5x40.4 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Zheng He book, page 82-83, Hangzhou, silk cloth, China, cloth

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Hangzhou still produces the finest silk cloth, one of Zheng He's most prized items and still in worldwide demand today.

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