What is the significance of Zheng He s voyage to the West How is it different from that of navigator

Zheng He went to the West, purely to promote the prestige of the country, he brought a large number of jewelry and property, and exchanged with various countries, regardless of gains and losses, it can be said that he was using the rich resources and wealth of the Kingdom of Heaven to promote, this is not a ** behavior, and it does not have much benefit to the country. With the decline of the Ming Dynasty, it was ultimately unable to support such behavior. Columbus and others were motivated by the thirst and desire for wealth, and the starting point was different.

There are two significances: one is to promote national prestige, and the other is to open the prelude to the world age of discovery.

Although in terms of time, scale, and technology, Zheng He's voyage to the West was beyond the reach of Columbus and other navigators, but in terms of results, it was completely the opposite, after Zheng He, China's ocean-going voyages came to an abrupt end, and after Columbus, the West was more active in exploring the mysteries of the East.

That's all I can think of for the time being.

The first is to promote national prestige, and the second is to open the prelude to the colonial era.

That's what the textbooks say)

It was humanity that began to conquer the oceans and realized how big the world was, and that there were other civilizations.

Similarities1 They are all great actions to discover the world, understand the world, and forge aheadDifferences 1: Different purposes Zheng He's actions were for political stability, and Columbus had a direct pursuit of economy and interests.

2 The results were different Zheng He's actions were finally cancelled, and even the voyages of Columbus were banned for a time, but they opened the prelude to the great voyages of the West and the discovery of the New World.3 The harvest was different Zheng He's actions were a burden on the country's finances and economy, and Columbus's voyages brought huge revenues to the West.

Difference 1: The purpose is different.

Zheng He's actions were for political stability; Columbus had a direct pursuit of economics and profit2 with different outcomes.

Zheng He's actions were finally cancelled by explicit order, and even banned from the sea for a time; Columbus's voyage opened the prelude to the great voyage of the West and the discovery of the New World.

3 Harvest is different.

Zheng He's actions were a burden on the country's finances and economy; Columbus's voyages brought huge revenues to the West.

The scale is different, Zheng He was in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and had strong national strength, so his fleet also had ** at that time, there were merchant ships, and Columbus only had explorers.

The nature of the fleet is different, Zheng He is paid by the state and funded by the state, so his fleet is the national fleet. Columbus pooled his own money and found people on his own, so his fleet was a private fleet.

Zheng He's purpose was different, Zheng He's trip to the West was to promote national prestige, strengthen diplomatic ties, and elevate the status of the Ming Dynasty. Columbus was for **, for plunder.

The number of times is also different, Zheng He went to the West seven times, and Columbus only once.

The time is different, Zheng He went to the West between 1405 and 1433. Columbus was 1492.

The essence is different, one gives money, and the other earns money.

Zheng He is simply a boy with scattered wealth. It is said that Zheng He went to the West seven times and spent six million **, this unlucky loser's child. Of course, he is not to blame, it is the emperor's business.

Chengzu Zhu Di plotted to usurp the throne, the throne came incorrectly, and he hoped that Enzebu would be recognized overseas, and some said that he went out to find Emperor Ming Hui Zhu Yunwen, anyway, it was not for navigation.

Liang Qichao once said: After Columbus in the West, countless Columbus followed, and after Zheng He in China, there was no Zheng He!

The biggest difference is that the purpose of Zheng He's trip to the West is to promote national prestige and strengthen ties with overseas countries; Columbus's seafaring impetus was to obtain commercial interests and open up new spaces for the new bourgeoisie. In addition, Zheng He's voyage to the West and Columbus's voyage were also different in terms of the scale of navigation, navigation technology, and influence.

Columbus didn't know where he had been!!

One is a powerful consequence, and the other is a powerful cause.

87 years earlier.

Zheng He's voyage to the West was the largest in ancient China, with the largest number of ships (more than 240), the largest number of seafarers, and the longest sea voyage, which was decades earlier than the voyage time of many European countries, and was a direct reflection of the strength of the Ming Dynasty. Zheng He's voyages far surpassed those of Portugal, Spain and other navigators for nearly a century, such as Magellan, Columbus, da Gama and others, and can be called the pioneer of the "Age of Discovery", and the only Oriental, he went to Africa 57 years earlier than Dias.

In June of the third year of Yongle (1405), Zheng He[6], the eunuch of the Three Treasures, went to the Western Ocean for the first time, and traveled south with the wind to the country of Ma Ya Ba Xie on the island of Java. The ancient name of Java, Java, now Java Island, Indonesia, is the key point of the South Sea, densely populated, rich in products, and developed in commerce.

Zheng He went to the West.

At that time, the east and west kings of the country were fighting a civil war. The king of the east was defeated, and his possessions were occupied by the army of the king of the west. The men of Zheng He's fleet went ashore to do business in the bazaar, but were mistaken by the occupying army for coming to the aid of the king of the east, and were mistakenly killed by the king of the west, King Ma and Baxie, a total of 170 people.

The officers under Zheng He asked for war one after another, saying that the blood of the soldiers could not be shed in vain, and they were eager to declare war on the country of Ma Ya Ba Xie and retaliate.

On August 3, 1492, Columbus was sent by the Queen of Spain to lead three 100-ton sailing ships from the Spanish port of Barros to the Atlantic Ocean with letters to the monarch of India and the emperor of China. After seventy days and nights of arduous sailing, in the early hours of October 12, 1492, the land was finally discovered (belonging to the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea of Central America, which he named San Salvador) San Salvatore means Savior, who saved the fledgling Europe, but perhaps also brought disaster to other continents while changing history.

During the Yongle period, it was mainly to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, the state allocated funds, and the crew was sailors, and I personally think that the influence was greater than that of Columbus.