布国威于四海
In my opinion, the greatest influence of Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas was to "spread the country's prestige around the world", which was the first and largest initiative of the Chinese Empire since the Tang Dynasty.
It is said that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China was under the policy of "seclusion" and gradually derailed from the world, but this is a wrong view. The closed door policy of the Ming Dynasty was only a temporary expedient. More often, the Ming Dynasty was willing and pleased to engage in foreign exchanges."Zheng He's voyages to the West" is the best proof.
Since the prosperous Tang Dynasty, China has experienced the weak Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty established by barbarians. Until the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the powerful empire of the Han people has re established itself on this vast land. Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean were just to announce this fact to the small foreign countries that once refused to accept kingship.
After Zheng He's voyages to the West, the world knew the existence of the powerful Chinese empire again. During the Han and Tang dynasties, the situation of "the four barbarians were convinced, and all the countries came to China" reappeared. The influence of Chinese culture was restored and further developed. It was also during this period that Chinese culture penetrated into Japan and South Korea in East Asia, Singapore and Vietnam in Southeast Asia, and formed a "tribute trade".
"Zheng He's Voyage to the Western Seas" was the greatest and most important ocean voyage in ancient China. Unlike the western colonists who came later with the malice of plundering and enslaving the people of other countries, they came with an open attitude and friendly principles, which greatly promoted the friendly exchanges between China and the people of Southeast Asia, India, Arab and African countries, and had an impact far beyond the ancient and modern times. China still enjoys the legacy of this great feat.
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