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In 1405 his fleet of 300 ships and 27,000 men visited Vietnam, Siam, Java, Ceylon, and the West coast of India. Returning in 1407, Cheng made six more such voyages in the following 24 years, sailing all the way to Arabia and Egypt. From his voyages Cheng brought home the envoys of over 30 states to pay homage to the Chinese Emperor.

But there followed no world conquest because the Ming emperor was convinced that China was the centre of the world and therefore had nothing to gain from contact with the barbarians. Cheng-ho was forbidden to go to sea again, his records were burnt, and the memory of his fantastic sea voyages faded.

The outside view of Terminal 3

Terminal 3 was designed by renowned British architect, Norman Foster. This terminal broke the world record as the largest airport in the world. By building area, it is also almost the largest building ever on earth, bigger than Pentagon in Washington D.C. More notable, it is completed within 4 years, which is pretty astonishing. continue reading »

In Henan, China, you’ll find a geothermal anomaly area called “bingbing bei” or the back of the ice. All regions of China have a normal seasonal changes, the population in the western Liaoning Province, China, has a fixed warm temperature. But when summer comes, this miraculous phenomenon starts. When the air temperature reaches 30 degrees Celsius temperatures and the sun shone with a bright, large-scale changes occur, and the temperature at one meter below the soil reached -12 degrees Celsius, so the frozen ground and all the water turned into ice.

Paros is one of the most popular European tourist hotspots. Paros also became known for its fine white marble which gave rise to the term Parian which is used for China and fine marbles worldwide.

Paros Tourist Attraction:

Many thing can be found in Paros. Below are some tourism object in Paros. continue reading »

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during various successive dynasties.

The Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. The most comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has recently concluded that the entire Great Wall, with all of its branches, stretches for continue reading »