The 1421 Foundation - July 2024 update Greetings, and welcome to your latest 1421 update! This month:
On July 11th, 1405, 619 years ago, under the orders of the Ming Emperor Zhu Di, Admiral Zheng He set out on a series of exploratory trade and diplomatic missions. Today we celebrate his pioneering feats, and wish you a happy "Zheng He Day"!
The Australian “Baby Buddha”, a significant archaeological find in regional Western Australia back in 2018, has had us enthralled for the last 6 years. This solid bronze and gold-gilt Ming Dynasty Infant Buddha, unearthed by metal detectorists near Denham in Shark Bay, is now preparing for a historic journey back to its ancestral roots in China.
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