print email comment close 1421: The Year China Discovered the World URL: http://www.1421.tv/ Description: This site is a companion to a book by Gavin Menzies and television documentaries that "support the theory that the Chinese circumnavigated and charted the globe, a century before the Europeans staked claim to having done so." The site features maps, an image gallery, questions and answers, a bibliography, and a searchable section describing the evidence behind the theory. Extra Keywords Admiral Zheng Hong Boa, Zhou Man, Zhou Wen, Yang Qing, Zheng He Library of Congress Subject Headings: China -- History Discoveries in geography Explorers -- Chinese Voyages around the world LII Database Information: Record 7416 created by Maria Brandt on 08/10/2004 Last modification on 10/28/2007 Published: 08/10/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7416