Introduce
Located in the town of clear river of Taicang. The memorial museum is the antique brick timber structure house, bright red shop front is very magnificent, the cypress embarks on journey in the courtyard, quiet and beautiful and silent. Display recommending in the room the important history relic of the maritime affairs mark happens to Zhen He.
Zhen He is a great navigator in the Ming Dynasty of China. Zhen He, is originally surnamed Ma, the third small character is protected, the male genital of elder brother of Yunnan (today Kunming market the Jin Dynasty Ning County) People. The littoral various countries of the Indian Ocean believed Islam at that time, a lot of countries of South Asia believed in Buddhism. Because Zhen He believes in two religions, understands some nautical knowledge and serves as the great eunuch who manages the affairs of the palace again, become grandfather choose he serve as, enable, lead fleet finish, travel to the West this glorious and arduous task tomorrow.
Zhen He travel to the West seven times to weigh anchor from the harbour of clear home of Taicang, while making remarkable contribution for the foreign exchanges of China s ancient economy, culture, also make Taicang become famous in the world. Zhen He is one Moslem. The fourth reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu is annual 1731 years) ,Zhen He was born. At that time, Yuan Dynasty had already overthrown, but Yunnan was still in Yuan Dynasty under the governance of Liang Wang sealed. That year when Zhen He was born, recovered Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty, would rise tomorrow (the main fact of Xia GuoGuo that set up Sichuan at that time) Surrender, the political situation in Yunnan becomes nervous at once. During this confused and chaotic times, there are six siblings in all in the Zhen Hes, its badly off intensity, can be well imagined.
Reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu 14 is annual 1381 years) ,Bright army with rich the intersection of friend and Germany, blue jade, leave the head on Great Britain, begin to enter Yunnan. Next year, the bright army calmed down in Yunnan. This year, Zhen He s father dies of illness, just 12 years old for him at this moment. Because is new through the war in the localities, the wound has not been replied; In addition, its family is changed big, the difficulties and hardships live. Under the circumstances, Zhen He send to into Bei Ping, become the intersection of Bei Ping and the intersection of king and Zhu Di a slave of house Yan, have become an eunuch.
Under the ruling of feudalism, eunuches were disdained. Zhen He during becoming an eunuch, because study diligently, clever and sensible, the ability and intelligence is remakable, industrious and prudent, have made king Yan s trust. At this moment, a struggle of fighting for the throne took place inside in the imperial family in the Ming Dynasty. King Yan Zhu Di raises troops and breaks through Nanjing until June of 1402 since August of 1399, called pacifying the difficult battle in history . After Zhu YuanZhang died, the bright red permits the document and ascends the throne. He wants to consolidate one s own the throne wholeheartedly, has pared and abolished five fence kings in succession. Face king Yan Zhu Di of threat of diminishing the power of military leaders, depend on one s own strong army, by it is difficult to pacify ing Run after fame, revitalize a teacher and go down south, cross Huaihe River, praise the Changjiang River, both sides pass fiercely and at war. Zhu Di has stormed and captured Nanjing, breaks out a fire at Royal Palace, it is missing to build King Wen.
pacifying the difficult battle During this time, Zhen He fights north and south for many fronts with the bright red kerria of king Yan, has set up many battle achievements. So, Zhu Di mounted the throne (bright Cheng Zu) Believe in Zhen He further later. The second year of Yongle ( 1404 years) The beginning, Di Zhu write one the Zheng in one s handwriting The word, grant him as the family name, and promote as inner palace and concurrently eunuch. Because of Zhen He s small character Three is protected ,So people call him Protect the eunuch three times Or Triratna eunuch .
Original grandfather of Zhen He to come Yunnan from the Western Regions, grandfather and father the intersection of navigation and Mecca of Holy Land to reach Islam go on a pilgrimage once. Influenced by family, the oceangoing voyage that Zhen He can head out while hoping to grow up. He, for the intersection of swallow and effectiveness Wang, but the hope of the navigation is buried in the heart later on. The littoral various countries of the Indian Ocean believed Islam at that time, a lot of countries of South Asia believed in Buddhism. Because Zhen He believes in two religions, understands some nautical knowledge and serves as the great eunuch who manages the affairs of the palace again, so become the grandfather chooses him to serve as and enable, leads the fleet to finish this glorious and arduous task.
The memorial museum is the antique brick timber structure house, bright red shop front is very magnificent, the cypress embarks on journey in the courtyard, quiet and beautiful and silent. Display recommending in the room the important history relic of the maritime affairs mark happens to Zhen He.
Zhen He exhibition hall of memorial museum mainly divides two storeys upwardly and downwardly.
Lower floor: The centre is that Zhen He of one 3 meters high holds the seated image of the chart. Seated image back with three piece huge to rub, paint mural painting roc get up clear river area up to 80 square meters at the the intersection of both sides and wall. It not merely reproduced that year Zhen He presented with respect and called together and travelled to the West from the clear home harbour for the first time, the grand scene of visiting various countries of Southeast Asia, east African while going abroad, have a unique artistic result even more. Three mural paintings are splendid, impressive, the lines of picture are lucid and lively and smooth, personages are vivid, rich and distinct and strong national style. A dozen ships of treasure ship in fleet of Zhen He Cloud sail high one, diurnal star speed ,Because of optics and visual angle, no matter in which angle in the hall the visitor stand seen, give somebody the extremely wonderful feeling that one group of ships sails in one s face.
The upper strata: Display more than 200 such as various pictures and material objects about historical data that Zhen He travelled to the West in the exhibition hall, show Zhen He s unusual life and great navigation achievement, show the Chinese People and cherishing the memory of profoundly to Zhen He of the people of other countries.
From Yongle three (1405) To declare Germany (1433) in eight years 28 year among,this person world the pioneers of navigation,at Taicang house harbours clear last fleets huge of more than 200 ships, set sail, travel to the West seven times, lasts 28 years, reach Red Sea and African east coast far, all over calendar Asian-Africa 37 countries or regions, 130,000 sea miles of total journeys, move round more than 3 circles of the earth in other words, created the history last time of navigation of the world initially, the largest, lasted longest great heroic undertaking; And opened up Maritime Silk Road ,Have made remarkable contribution for the foreign exchanges of China s ancient economy, culture.