Thread: Gavin Menzies & Controversial Studies

A distantly related study, is one of the Fusang explorations by Chinese Buddhists Monks in {or around} 499 CE. There is significant evidence that these ancient mariners reach and examined what is know the West coast of America {California and Oregon} and some assorted information that they might have jumped along the coast as far as Peru....wikipedia's entry Fusang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and Charles G. Leland's 1875 classic Fusang Index ....and Dr. Paul Mandala's commentary and research on assorted items within Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan: Fusang (Glossary) Of course, there is quite a diverse assortment of sources to be found out there....this is but a snapshot.

Interesting little tid-bit from Chinese scholars toward the topic of ancient Chinese in the Western Hemisphere..... ANCIENT CHINA & ANCIENT AMERICA

Ms. Charlotte Harris Kees has created a biography and research site for her late Father, Dr. Hendon Harris, Jr., whom documented the Chinese exploration of ancient America. The Asiatic Fathers of America - www.AsiaticFathers.com ...interesting site to browse. Ms. Harris offers an interesting and insightful site as well, examining the controversy over ancient map origins The Asiatic Fathers of America - www.AsiaticFathers.com

A skeptical article appears in The Ancient American {magazine}, vol 2, issue 8 - Did the Chinese Discover America? by David L. Harvey.

As there are quite numerous books, articles, documentation, and research material addressing these topics that have pre-dated Gavin Menzies and the circle that he created. Henriette Mertz has two offerings from the 1970's Pale ink; two ancient records of Chinese exploration in America. [WorldCat.org] and another tome Gods from the Far East : How the Chinese discovered America [WorldCat.org]

Chinese map of the world {1418} Chinese Map of the World

Anatole Andro, whom has conducted extensive research towards Chinese exploration of that time {including a critical book} produced a film/video in cooperation with Diogenes Research Pre-Columbian Chinese exploration of the world evidence presentation = Zhongguo ren xian Ouzhou ren ce liang shi jie zheng cheng. [WorldCat.org] ....and among the number of investigative books coming from Chinese scholars, include: Chinese discovery of America [WorldCat.org] and Ming-Yang's admired Seven epic voyages of Zheng He in Ming China, 1405-1433 : facts, fiction and fabrication [WorldCat.org] ......the underground classic of of Gwei-Djen Lu with Joseph Needham Trans-Pacific echoes and resonances : listening once again [WorldCat.org]