Posted on 02/26/2010 9:33:12 AM PST by decimon
IJING China and Kenya plan to search for ancient Chinese ships wrecked almost 600 years ago off Africa's east coast.
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Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He whose name is also spelled Cheng Ho led armadas with scores of junks and thousands of sailors on voyages to promote trade and recognition of the new dynasty, which had taken power in 1368.
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(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
No-nad He ping.
Oil
Finding one of these huge junks would be a great historical find. All we have now is an over sized rudder.
I knew a man named "Steve" --- but he spelled it "J-I-M".
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I will call bullsh*t on this one...
OIL EXPLORATION....
You may be on to something — it would explain Obama and his fellow Muzzies’ attempt to overthrow the elected Kenyan gov’t.
Please give me $200 and a gun ,even i could overthrow the gov and i am out of practice.
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