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This book tells the story of British scholar Gavin Menzies: The person who discovered the American continent was not Columbus, and the first person to circumnavigate the globe was not Magellan! Menzies' theory of Zheng He's discovery of America attracted world attention, and the study of Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean has become a hot topic again. From the Yongle period to the Xuande period, Zheng He's fleet reached as far as the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and East Africa, visiting more than 30 countries and regions along the way. Did Zheng He go to the Western Seas to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, or to treat people far away and resolve overseas conflicts? Is it to explore and expand the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, or to pursue the legendary Emperor Jianwen who has been in exile? Where did Zheng He's fleet go? What did you leave behind and take away? In any case, Zheng He's feat six hundred years ago greatly expanded the Chinese people's maritime horizons. This feat six hundred years ago has affected the world's persistent exploration of Chinese history.