Zheng He went on various journeys throughout his life time and extended the land known under Chinese rule. Zheng He went on his explorations for a selection of reasons. First, his main reason of the explorations was to collect tribute for the emperor himself. The Chinese thought of themselves at the best of the best. Throughout his journey, he stopped at a variety of ports and villages collected tribute from each unique location. This makes the journey remarkable because even though the Chinese had never meet any of the people they discovered they still received tribute from the people. Another remarkable aspect of Zheng He's travels is the size of the ships he sailed on. Zheng He sailed on ships that were four hundred feet long. These ships
