Yang Haitao 
Zheng He and the Sea 

"Classic Yunnan Series" is popular books with encyclopedic interpretation of Yunnan. It integrates knowledge, interest, mystery exploration and epochal character and shows the unique beauty of Yunnan from a new perspective and in a new narrative way, so as to satisfy people’s wish of understanding, exploring and roaming in Yunnan. Through the description of Zheng He’s experience, we can get a preliminary understanding of the political and economic situation of China during the Ming Dynasty and the foreign exchange activities between the Ming Dynasty and some countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa at that time. Moreover, we can also learn about the local customs, practices and manners of some countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa at that time through Zheng He’s seven voyages in the South Seas as far as Africa. The book is concise and easy to read.