Zheng He made several voyages to the West.

Zheng He made seven voyages to the West.

Zheng He's voyage to the West was a voyage during Yongle and Xuande of Ming Dynasty. The maiden voyage began in the third year of Yongle (1405), and the final voyage ended in the eighth year of Xuande (1433), counting seven times. Zheng He was appointed as an envoy, and the fleet sailed to the west of Borneo, hence the name.

On the seventh voyage to the Western Ocean, Zheng He, the eunuch of Sambo, led a fleet from Nanjing, assembled at Liujiagang, Taicang, Jiangsu, stopped at Kaiyang, Taiping Port, Changle, Fuzhou, Fujian, sailed to the western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, and visited more than 30 countries and regions such as Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Zhenla, Guri, Siam, Bangla, Adan, Arabia, Zufar, Hulumusi and Arabia.

The economic background of zheng he's voyage to the west.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, due to the efforts of Zhu Yuanzhang for thirty-one years, the agricultural economy recovered. Handicraft industry has also developed greatly: mining and metallurgy, textiles, ceramics, paper making and printing have all been improved to varying degrees than before. In addition, there was a considerable marine shipbuilding industry in Jiangnan at the end of Yuan Dynasty, and a large-scale official shipbuilding industry was established at the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Besides Nanjing Longjiang Bao Shipyard, there are also official factories in Suzhou, Songjiang and Zhenjiang.

The recovery and development of industry and commerce in the early Ming Dynasty, the development of China's overseas trade since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the increase of foreign immigrants all prepared a solid economic foundation and material conditions for Zheng He's voyage to the West. After good economic development, it is very urgent to develop overseas transportation and overseas trade. China's silk and porcelain are welcomed by western countries and have won a high reputation. China also has a great demand for spices and other things that cannot be produced by itself.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zheng He's voyages to the West.