1405 - Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Sea, "Episode 3: Rising the Sails"

As how all legends started, the Yangtze River in the winter of 1405 showed many auspicious signs. Over one hundred sea boats were drifting with the current and thousands of sails were dotted on sea. The northeast monsoon had come as planned. A magnificent maritime miracle was about to start. At this time, the 35-year-old Zheng He was standing on deck. What was on his mind? Zheng He's life was full of thorns. When he was only a teenager, he was captured near Dian Lake in Yunnan and brought to Beijing. Later he followed Zhu Di, fought many cruel battles all the way to Nanjing and was promoted to general eunuch of inner official bureau. Now he had to spend his life and career on voyages on the changeable ocean. How did Zheng He lead his fleet to travel across the ocean with his limited navigation experience? How did he safeguard security for his fleet? What would he depend on to fight unexpected dangers and accomplish his mission?

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