Did China Discover The World?

There’re two books around now that propose the theory that Chinese fleets in 1421 sailed and mapped the world, including the Americas and Australia, and that Chinese influence weighed heavily in the Renaissance. The author Gavin Menzies has been severely bashed by some historians because he makes claims (like Leonardo Da Vinci was not the inventor we think he was) that are bound to stir up the hornet’s nest. But on the other hand, someone said history is the lies of the victors and China did fade out after the late 1400s and Europe took the lead as designated . . . → Read More: Did China Discover The World?