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This book tells the story of Zheng Hes seven voyages to the western oceans. Zheng He is a Chinese navigator of the Ming Dynasty, who led a massive fleet and visited more than 30 countries and regions on the coast of the West Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 1405 to 1433, half a century prior to the inception of the Great Era of Navigation in Europe. His voyages strengthened the friendly relations between China and the Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and East African nations in the Ming Dynasty, and conducted unprecedented economic and cultural exchanges, achieving a host of win-win results.