Saturday, May 31, 2014
The Voyages of Zheng He (video)
Here is Canned History video #3, detailing the life and adventures of one of the world's greatest explorers: Zheng He. Zheng doesn't get as much credit as his European counterparts, mostly because he didn't colonize the lands he visited, or exploit native peoples for their land and resources, or do the Spanish-patented "conquest dance" all over their gravesites and places of worship. Shouldn't he be more revered for not doing those things? I guess that's why kids these days enjoy the rap music more than good wholesome polka...
Canned Histories: The Voyages of Zheng He
Labels:
China,
exploration,
Medieval China,
Ming Dynasty,
Zheng He
Setting:
Kunming, Yunnan, China
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