Model Description

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• Requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans. 
• Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added one at a time).
• Built with rare, high quality copper.
• The model rests perfectly on a large, polished redwood base between four arched metal fishes
• Masterfully stitched canvas sails
• No plastic fittings (metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons).
• Significant deck detail.
• To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship.
  

Historical Significance

In the short period of A.D. 1405 to A.D.1433, Zhenghe fleet was a powerful fleet in the world. Its 7 times long voyages were all over the China Sea and Indian Ocean, from Taiwan to the Persian Gulf, faraway to the Africa. So to say that the navy of Ming Dynasty may be very outstanding than any nation of Asia on the history, even than any European nation with coalition.