Zheng He Is Considered The Greatest Admiral In The History Of China
The greatest admiral in Chinese history is regarded as Zheng He. His expeditions took place almost a century before those of Da Gama and Columbus. Zheng He temples have been built by Indonesian Chinese in Jakarta, Cirebon, Surabaya, and Semarang.
Zheng He Xia Xiyang was a special television series created by China's CCTV in 2005 to commemorate his expeditions' 600th anniversary. Since 2005, the eleventh of July has been observed as China National Maritime Day to honor Zheng He's pioneering trip.