Back to Table of Contents 4 To next page Ch'en Yuan Lung; Ko-Chih-Ching-Yuan; (Encyclopedia of Technical Arts and Sciences) ------------------------------------------ Taken from: China Review Vol VII This book got actually written in 1735 Yuan 32 In the reign of the Emperor Hsuan-te of the Ming dynasty four Giraffes were sent as tribute, or as a present, from Annam or thereabouts. During the reign of Yung-loh some Zebras were sent to Peking from Ts'ao Hsien in Shan Tung. These animals are described as being like a white tiger with black stripes, with very long tails. |
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A drawing of Zheng He taken out of the book of Luo Maodeng | ||||||