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CHINA: A Hero's Journey
TIME retraces Admiral Zheng He's route and finds a nation less sure about its global role
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China curtailed its maritime aspirations following the death of Zheng
He in 1433. The imperial bureaucracy sought to contain the expansionary
ambitions of its sailors and the increasing power of its merchant class. Other
factors contributed: the renovation of the north-south Grand Canal, shown here,
facilitated grain transport and other internal commerce in gentle inland waters,
obviating the need for an ocean route
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CHINA
Photographer Fritz Hoffmann finds a country on the move
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