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1st May 2011, 06:52 PM #1
The great chinese fleet of the 14th century
I post something along these lines a few months ago and just recently picked up a book in Boarders about the same matter but with more detail.
1434 Gavin Menzies | 1421 | Chinese Voyages | Renaissance history |medieval history | maritime exploration |Chinese Exploration | Admiral Zheng He | Chinese Junks
Theres a fair bit to wade through but it makes for interesting reading.Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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1st May 2011, 10:37 PM #2Skwair2rownd
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I have not read eithr of Menzies books but have followed this debate with interest.
I think we have another Eric von Daniken in our midst!
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3rd May 2011, 05:27 PM #4
von daniken, nah
Like alot of these authors there is a measure of truth in what they say, mixed often with wishful thinking and conjecture.
The 40 junks buried here and the 50 junks wreck there etc are there to encourage us to believe and take it all on board etc you have to sift through it, you could call it spin.
Still I have come across various references to the maps from different sources over time and thought it might be a vaiable topic of conversation.Also figured that there might be some out there who could add to the story.Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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3rd May 2011, 06:54 PM #6
I have the book (1421) on a teetering pile by the bed. OK just moved it up to next read. BTW von Daniken was a hoot but Velikovsky was harder to dismiss (at the time).
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