I found this on youtube and made notes and took screen captures for refferencing in the concept, modelling and texturing stages of this project. Part one of this documentary can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptZ1nKNeNUk&feature=player_embedded
Part1
Swarhili coast, africa, cloud/fleet of ships full of treasure. Apeared and vanished.
This was the great treasure fleet from china, the dragon thrown. The biggest flet before the 20th centuary.
Fleet had 7 voyages. Green eyebrow, 15 foot replica.
1405. Maiden voyage.
Zheng he was 7 ft.
1382 300,000 ming troops sent to subdue the mongols in yunnan, a rebellious region at the empires fringe.
Was castrated as a child. Served in the ming court as a unac. "Jung her"
Built in the long jung ship yard. Size of ship, longer than soccar field/62 meter. 5 times as long as the ships of collumbus.
Bottom of boats were segmented to ensure the stay afloat.
1402 zhu di storms nanjing and installs himself as emperor.
Appointed admiral. Face of china.
1403 construction of treasure fleet gets underway.
2years to construct fleet.
Storage. Blue ans white porcilain, silks.
Mahh juan made a journal of discoveries and fleets.
Saw the sulpher mines. Indonesian spices.
Pirates raid ships near indonesia.
Time calculation was a candle, speed was a stick and a ryme.
Tooth of buhda, possible treasure..
Gems...topaz, emeralds, rubys...tears of the buhda.
Elephant tusks. Stone tablet triptic, 3languages paying tribute to 3 gods equally.
He wanted tollerance, though he is seen as a man of war.
He returns to a heros welcome. After his return, china turned inward. And the ships vannish almost without a trace.
Part 2
7 epic voyages, first down, 6 to go. China is far advanced than the west. Exotic spices. Black gold. Malabar pepper. Price negotiated under a hanky. Fingures used for amount.
Sittarrrs. Peppers pearls, precious stones and coral.
Fishing nets may be used on junk.
Worlds largest boat under construction. Coconuts have 10 uses. Rope for ship building. new emporer is crowned.
Birds in cages, frankinsense and murrr. Visited muslim mosques.
1424 emporer dies and chinas dream to be a super power also.
The new emporer is stopped at its 6th voyage.
Final location was lamu in affrica. 400ft treasure ship. A shipmwreck left 1 ship in africa.
Ming pottery white and blue. 2 girraffs were given as a gift.
Exotic gifts. A girraffe. From africa.
Last voyage is called.
Epitaff
We have traversed more than 1000 leauge of water spaces. And have beheld i. The ocean huge waves like mountins rising sky high. We have set eyes on barbarian views far away. Our sails loftaly unfold as easy as a star.
1431 the fleet is launched for the kast time.
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