Documentary about the Chinese armada of the 15th Century. In July 1405, the Ming Emperor Yongle gave Zheng He command of the world's greatest armada. His brief was to travel to the Western Ocean with some 300 ships and persuade the rulers of far off lands to pay homage to the Emperor. For the next 28 years, Zheng He led seven expeditions to kingdoms as far afield as India, the Middle East and Africa. A few years after Zheng He's death, Chinese officials destroyed all records of the treasure ship voyages, and China was to then turn its back on the outside world. Now, six centuries later, the truth about Zheng He's story is being pieced together from what few scraps of evidence still remain. Who was this extraordinary man who led an armada half way around the world decades before Columbus was to set sail for the Americas?
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