Possible Starting Places
Max Walden, "Peaceful
Explorer Or War Criminal: Who Was Zheng He, China's Muslim Symbol Of Diplomacy,"
ABC News, September 21, 2019.
Vedran Bileta, "Admiral
Zheng He: China's Forgotten Master Of The High Seas,"
The Collector, December 1, 2022.
"Zheng
He: The Story Of China,"
PBS Learning Media. (6 mins)
"Zheng
He: The Admiral Goes To Africa,"
Chinese Characters, BBC Radio 4, June 4, 2021. (14 mins)
"When
China Ruled The Waves,"
Timeline. (48 mins)
"Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, And Zheng He -- Early Connectors," PBS Learning Media.
Audio And Visual Sources
"Zheng
He," PBS World
Explorers, (5 mins)
"Medieval
Contact: China Meets Africa,"
History Dose, September 11, 2022. (15 mins)
"China's
Forgotten Admiral,"
Documentaries, BBC World Service, February 4, 2010.
"The
Ming Voyages," In
Our Times, BBC Radio 4, October 13, 2011: A 45-minute audio documentary
that explores the legacies of Zheng He's voyages.
"Episode
107 -- China's Greatest Admiral: The Story Of Zheng He,"
Empire, December 2023. (39 mins)
"Columbus,
Vasco Da Gama, And Zheng He: 15th Century Mariners,"
Crash Course World History #21, June 14, 2012. (11 mins)
"Zheng
He's Floating City: When China Dominated The Oceans,"
Kings And Generals, September 4, 2019. (18 mins)
"China's Rise: A Quest To 'Hug The World,'" Morning Edition, NPR, June 6, 2011. (7 mins)
Zheng He In The News
Max Walden, "Peaceful Explorer Or War Criminal Criminal: Who Was Zheng He, China's Modern Symbol Of Diplomacy?," ABC News, September 21, 2019.
Kat Eschner, "The
Peculiar Story Of Giraffes In 1400s China,"
Smithsonian Smart News, June 21, 2017.
Edward Wong, "Celebrating
The Legacy Of A Chinese Explorer,"
New York Times, December 18, 2014.
Rachel Nuwer, "Six
Centuries Ago, Chinese Explorers Left This Coin Behind In Africa,"
Smithsonian Smart News, March 15, 2013.
Zoe Murphy, "Zheng
He: Symbol Of China's 'Peaceful Rise,'"
BBC News, July 28, 2010.
"Chinese
Search For Ming Shipwreck Off Kenyan Coast,"
BBC News, July 26, 2010.
Tania Branigan, "Zheng
He: Messenger Of Peace, Or Of Power?,"
Guardian, July 25, 2010.
Xan Rice, "Chinese
Archaeologists' African Quest For Sunken Ship Of Ming Admiral,"
Guardian, July 25, 2010.
"Ming
Dynasty Replica Junk Sinks,"
BBC News, April 27, 2009.
Joseph Kahn, "Who Discovered America? Zheng Who?," New York Times, January 17, 2006.
"China
Map Lays Claim To Americas,"
BBC News, January 13, 2006.
Sheila Melvin, "'Greatest Sailor' On Exhibit In China," New York Times, August 18, 2005.
Phillip Bowring, "China's Growing Might And The Spirit Of Zheng He," New York Times, August 2, 2005.
Joseph Kahn, "Letter From Asia: China Has An Ancient Mariner To Tell You About," New York Times, July 20, 2005.
Tim Luard, "China Hails Legacy Of Great Adventurer," BBC News, May 30, 2005.
Craig G. Smith, "The Armada's Gone, Leaving A Savory Memory," New York Times, June 6, 2001.
Nicholas D. Kristof, "1492: The Prequel," New York Times, June 6, 1999.
Web-Sites
Zheng He --
Wikipedia: An
entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
"The Ming Voyages," Asia For Educators:
Zheng He: Chinese Admiral In The Indian Ocean, Khan Academy.
Articles
Vedran Bileta, "The
Seven Voyages Of Zheng He: When China Ruled The Seas,"
The Collector, November 27, 2022.
"Mystery
Of Island Visited By 15th Century Chinese Explorer Zheng He Now Saved,"
Ancient Origins, April 9, 2015.
Robert Finlay, "The Voyages Of Zheng He: Ideology, State Power, And Maritime Trade In Ming China," Journal Of The Historical Society, 8 (September 2008): 327-47.
Frank Viviano, "China's Great Armada," National Geographic, 208 (July 2005): 28-53.
Caroline Hsu, "The Chinese Columbus?," U.S. News and World Report, 136 (February 23, 2004): 56-60.
Evan Hadington, "Ancient Chinese Explorers," Nova (January 16, 2001).