Andy Long
Section A
Miss Tinsley
Integrated English
Oct. 7. 2014
Celebrating Zheng He An explorer who extended the navigation from land to the ocean in the fifteenth century needs to be celebrated for the success of his explorations. The sailing skills and economic developments improved unbelievably fast during that period. The advanced culture of China spread very fast following this explorer. The Ming Dynasty official Zheng He was this explorer and should be celebrated for his three major accomplishments.
Firstly, Zheng he’s expedition stimulated the sailing development. The sizes of his ships were incredibly big. The area was as big as a football field. It was about 160 feet wide and 440 feet long (Zheng He Mini-Q, 307). It must be the biggest ship in the world in fifteenth century. The incredible number of ships and crews shows how powerful China was at that time and it is also a reason why the Chinese were so successful. According to the article, there were 62 treasure ships, 193 tenders and 7012500 crews totally (Zheng He Mini-Q, 305). That significant population included the soldiers and the doctors, which means they had strong good medical treatments for the soldiers and …show more content…
To open new economic relationship was always the main goal of expeditions. In fact, Zheng He built a lot of business routes with other countries like India, Kenya and Kingdom of Ormus. The areas included Asia and Africa, so the merchants from different countries can exchange the resources and goods. Chinese were interested in the new species and other countries were fascinated in the silk and porcelains. It was a great opportunity to develop the international economy and even political relationships. He made a large amount of benefit for both China and other countries. It is not only good for the politics and the whole country, but also improved the life of normal people and
Section A
Miss Tinsley
Integrated English
Oct. 7. 2014
Celebrating Zheng He An explorer who extended the navigation from land to the ocean in the fifteenth century needs to be celebrated for the success of his explorations. The sailing skills and economic developments improved unbelievably fast during that period. The advanced culture of China spread very fast following this explorer. The Ming Dynasty official Zheng He was this explorer and should be celebrated for his three major accomplishments.
Firstly, Zheng he’s expedition stimulated the sailing development. The sizes of his ships were incredibly big. The area was as big as a football field. It was about 160 feet wide and 440 feet long (Zheng He Mini-Q, 307). It must be the biggest ship in the world in fifteenth century. The incredible number of ships and crews shows how powerful China was at that time and it is also a reason why the Chinese were so successful. According to the article, there were 62 treasure ships, 193 tenders and 7012500 crews totally (Zheng He Mini-Q, 305). That significant population included the soldiers and the doctors, which means they had strong good medical treatments for the soldiers and …show more content…
To open new economic relationship was always the main goal of expeditions. In fact, Zheng He built a lot of business routes with other countries like India, Kenya and Kingdom of Ormus. The areas included Asia and Africa, so the merchants from different countries can exchange the resources and goods. Chinese were interested in the new species and other countries were fascinated in the silk and porcelains. It was a great opportunity to develop the international economy and even political relationships. He made a large amount of benefit for both China and other countries. It is not only good for the politics and the whole country, but also improved the life of normal people and