Peace mission on a grand scale: Admiral Zheng He's seven expeditions to Western Oceans / (Record no. 1586)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02599nam a2200193 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 7119038540 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 951 |
| Item number | ZHO/P |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Zhongfu, Fang |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Peace mission on a grand scale: Admiral Zheng He's seven expeditions to Western Oceans / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Fang Zhongfu and Li Erhe |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Beijing: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Foreign Languages Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 133 p.: ill. (some col.)., maps. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction<br/>Zheng He (Cheng Ho), Prince Henry and Christopher Columbus— Three of the Greatest Navigator-Explorers<br/>Who Was the Driving Force Behind the Explorations?<br/>Were the Ancient Chinese Not a Sea-going People?<br/>Biography of Zheng He<br/><br/>Chapter One Mankind's "Great Navigation Period"—Pioneers<br/>Exploring the Unknown World<br/>Section 1 Opening new sea routes across the Indian Ocean<br/>Section 2 Linking three oceans<br/><br/>Chapter Two Imposing Treasure Ships<br/>Section 1 Surge of shipbuilding during the Ming Dynasty Types of ships<br/>Treasure ships<br/>Section 2 The mighty armada of treasure ships<br/>Zheng He's treasure ships — a wonder on the seas<br/>Zheng He's fleet "braving high waves like a swimming dragon"<br/><br/>Chapter Three Application and Improvement of Nautical Technology<br/>Section 1 Advanced seamanship<br/>Positioning of ships<br/>Correction of wind pressure and current pressure errors<br/>Celestial observation<br/>Section 2 One of the world's earliest navigation charts —<br/>"Zheng He's Navigation Chart"<br/>The navigation routes opened by Zheng He on his expeditions to the Western Ocean<br/>The practical value of "Zheng He's Navigation Chart"<br/>The academic value of "Zheng He's Navigation Chart"<br/><br/>Chapter Four Trade and Diplomacy During Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Oceans<br/>Section 1 Trading routes connecting Asia and Africa<br/>Boosting Asia-Africa trade<br/>Maritime trade offices, and import and export goods<br/>Section 2 Diplomacy on a grand scale<br/>Visits to Asian and African countries<br/>New growth of friendship with foreign countries<br/>Steady flow of goodwill envoys to China<br/>Friendly relations with countries in Southeast Asia<br/>Chapter Five The Impact of Zheng He's Voyages to the Westen Oceans<br/>Section 1 Cultural exchanges<br/>"The history of Tanganyika is written in Chinese porcelain"<br/>Spreading the technique of blue-and-white porcelain<br/>Navigation records and geographical works<br/>Introduction of new glass-making techniques<br/>Section 2 Religious activities |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | History |
| Geographic subdivision | China |
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| Keyword | Expedition |
| General subdivision | Navigator-Explorers |
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| Keyword | Navigator-Explorer |
| General subdivision | Admiral Zheng He |
| -- | Biography |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | China |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 30/05/2016 | 951 ZHO/P | P21613 | 10/02/2023 | General Books |