Which countries did Zheng He go to?

1, Zheng He visited more than 30 countries and regions during his voyage to the West, including Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Zhenla, Guri, Siam, Bangla, Adan, Tian Fang, Zoufal, Hulumusi, Mugushu and other places. He is known to have reached East Africa and the Red Sea as far as possible.

2. Zheng He's voyage to the West was a sea voyage during Yongle and Xuande of Ming Dynasty. The maiden voyage began in the third year of Yongle (1405), and the final voyage ended in the eighth year of Xuande (1433), counting seven times. Zheng He was appointed as an envoy, and the fleet sailed to the west of Borneo (the so-called "Western Ocean" in the Ming Dynasty), hence the name.

China scholars generally believe that Zheng He sailed as far as the east coast of Africa, that is, Kenya and Tanzania today. There are different views abroad. Needham once quoted cartographer Fra Mauro as saying that Zheng He's fleet had crossed the Cape of Good Hope in 1420. Australian Fitzgerald believes that Zheng He's fleet may reach Darwin Harbour in northwest Australia. Malaysian scholar Zu Feijia proposed that Zheng He's fleet reached the South Pole in 1422.

Extended data:

1. Before Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, China's shipbuilding technology had made great progress. Around the Tang Dynasty, China people invented watertight compartments, vehicles and ships, balance rudders and perforated rudders. From the perspective of ship types, in Song and Yuan Dynasties, the ship types of China seagoing ships have been finalized, among which the most famous ones are Fu Ship, Sha Ship and Guang Ship, which are regarded as the three major ship types in ancient China, among which Fu Ship is the most widely used and has the greatest influence.

2. In the hull structure of seagoing ships, China seagoing ships adopt the overlapping method to form a "fish scale" structure (also known as the "staggered nail method" structure), so that the hull plates are closely connected, the overall strength is high, and water leakage is not easy.

3. The carrying capacity of the ship is also considerable, reaching more than mangoku in the Southern Song Dynasty; As far as passenger capacity is concerned, this seagoing vessel can carry 1000 passengers. In terms of the living environment on board, the seagoing vessels in China can achieve complete living facilities, equipped with washing facilities, elegant rooms for family members and abundant food. Even pigs, vegetables, herbs, wine, bonsai for viewing.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zheng He's Journey to the West