| The Yongle Emperor appointed Admiral Zheng He to command the treasure fleet. |
| This tribute to Zheng He, master mariner of the Ming dynasty, is merely one frisson in the flurry of activities organised for the sexcentenary. |
| In Chinese traditional medicine both hot and cold zheng can be symptoms of gastritis, an inflammation of the stomach lining frequently caused by bacterial infection. |
| One, Zheng He, led seven enormous voyages of exploration into the Indian Ocean as far as Arabia and the eastern coasts of Africa. |
| Zheng He lived through the reigns of five Ming emperors, but he directly served three emperors in his life. |
| Professional historians contend that Zheng He reached the eastern coast of Africa, and dismiss Menzies's hypothesis as entirely without proof. |
