2nd Voyage to Xiyang
China’s second voyage to Xiyang.
Taking advantage of the northeast monsoon, the armada sailed
again with Wang Jinghong, two other official and an interpreter. The armada
berthed at Thailand after a short call at Vietnam. Imperial China had rescued
an envoy in mid sea and sent him back to Thailand when the Siamese ships were
destroyed by weather. This is historical proof tell us that Thailand had had
pretty good relationship with China.
A silk parasol over his head, followed Zheng He who sat on a
hand-carried sedan chair all the way to the Siam palace. Famous Zheng He
temples in Thailand include the Kullaya Temple and the Wat Phanan Choeng.
Siam started to make friends with Vietnam, Sumatra and
Melaka after Zheng He’s visit. Although the Zheng He statue in erected in
Melaka in recent years, a sculpture of Zheng He has been reclining at the
Sanbao temple in Thailand for a long time.
Soon after the Siam visit, Cambodia enjoy peace like the
other when Vietnam ceased to intrude the people of Cambodia.
Having established peace in the region, the 2nd
voyage arrived in India for a second time. The apparent use of Chinese fishing
nets along the sea-coast of India dictate that Zheng He’s voyage delivered
knowledge and skills to the people of the lands the Chinese sailors visited.
Barter trade was promoted by Zheng He when the Chinese
unloaded porcelain, silk, embroidery, satin, from China and loaded precious
stones, pepper, spices and pearls of India onto the vessels of the Xiyang
armada.
The fleet left for Sri Lanka.
more on him:
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Little Boats
Sanbao
1st stop
Melaka was promoted
Java and China
The friendly Indonesian
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