1421: The Year China Discovered America?

Two-part chronicle of the voyages of 15th-century Chinese admiral Zheng He, who circumnavigated the globe between 1421 and '23, according to British naval historian Gavin Menzies. In Part 1, Zheng He makes it to Africa with his "Starfleet."

Two-part chronicle of the voyages of 15th-century Chinese admiral Zheng He, who circumnavigated the globe between 1421 and '23, according to British naval historian Gavin Menzies. In Part 1, Zheng He makes it to Africa with his "Starfleet."

The conclusion examines British naval historian Gavin Menzies' contention that Chinese mariner Zheng He landed in the New World 71 years before Christopher Columbus did.

The conclusion examines British naval historian Gavin Menzies' contention that Chinese mariner Zheng He landed in the New World 71 years before Christopher Columbus did.

The conclusion examines British naval historian Gavin Menzies' contention that Chinese mariner Zheng He landed in the New World 71 years before Christopher Columbus did.

The conclusion examines British naval historian Gavin Menzies' contention that Chinese mariner Zheng He landed in the New World 71 years before Christopher Columbus did.

The conclusion examines British naval historian Gavin Menzies' contention that Chinese mariner Zheng He landed in the New World 71 years before Christopher Columbus did.

The conclusion examines British naval historian Gavin Menzies' contention that Chinese mariner Zheng He landed in the New World 71 years before Christopher Columbus did.