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Old 04-19-2008, 15:11 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by xunil View Post
Interesting to read, isn't it.
Actually, China did paid attention to the rest of the world. But after Zheng He, China closed up. For next several hundreds of years, western countries started industry revolution, but China didn't caught up.
It fascinates me. I've never read a good explanation of why China closed up after Zheng He, any ideas?
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