As an old lady I know exactly why he chose them. Old women are effectively nuetered, if you consider the value society gives them. Yet they are very usefull in practical matters and offten more skilled and in inventive than younger ones.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
Midwifery was and is known worldwide. It is hard to believe that any culture the Zheng He expeditions met needed help with childbirth. The over 30 women were basically skilled workers but still slaves in many ways with very little say in their own lives. They were valued for their ability with everyday tasks but just because they were not young does not mean they were not abused by the men on board.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
The Zheng He voyages was a novel, not history. Because of this novelistic nature, modern people were free to add new ingredients such as the women folks, the North American visit, the Italian visit.
@@legpollol so to defend your pitifully fragile pride and your racism against the Chinese you want to rewrite history as how you imagined? How much of that head of yours is skull and how much is brain? lol
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
Early in the video he said that these voyages brought economic benefit to China. That isn't what I learned in Chinese history class. I learned that these voyages of enormous fleets were tremendously expensive, brought back very little return on investment, and that is a big reason why they were discontinued.
tha't correct, at the first come back, Yongle was blamed by all his elder minister. Yongle almost stops the next voyages 😂 So the next go to south east asia and have good result in harmony of life, culture exchange. So actually, 600 years ago, we've known already that westerners are not a good business partner 😊 And it's happened, 400 years after, opium war. We give them food they poisoined us in force, what a shame.
Yes, the ship building in ancient China was very highly impressive. In about 3 days, one huge wooden ship was built, as huge as a modern football field. The building speed was supernatural.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas was a novel, not a history. I know this because I did not find any deeds accomplished by him. We were told he visited more than two dozen countries. But we were not told what he had done there.
Older women cam still satisfy men but they dont pregnant needing more groceries and don't give birth so eliminate all that goes along with that. Do no babies taking up space or crying or dying on the voyage. So their woman on board want have babies adding worries and stress to their daily lives on voyages.
It was obvious that the women onboard Zheng He's ships were added by modern historians because the original history book 瀛涯勝覽 did not say so; it said 27,670 men. The freedom of modern historians to add more contents to an old story showed that the Zheng He saga was not a history. It was a novel, which allows any additions.
I beg to differ. Older woman instead of younger one to make sure the fleet coming back. Imagine the crew to bring along their young wives with huge treasure on board. High possibility they decided to resettle somewhere else with ZhengHe as a new king. Young women back then are expected to breed as many children as possible, it will be a burden instead of any help. Other than that to keep the young crew disciplined & ward off lusty mind, imagine months or years on the voyage.
This is contradicted by not just the mention of hang li po and her very large retinue of young servants, but of the anecdotes of Chinese girls presented to would-be islamacised leaders of that region.
first of all, they all menopause & important things is they can cook professionally secondly..they never being married 😅.. JK.. it's about tactical & psychological warfare, that mean in that times old china journey are too long to reach
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
hahahaha, you have hidden value of what you packed it as histroy 😂 What i know is that's correct, at the first come back, Yongle was blamed by all his elder minister. Yongle almost stops the next voyages 😂 So the next go to south east asia and have good result in harmony of life, culture exchange. So actually, 600 years ago, we've known already that westerners are not a good business partner 😊 And it's happened, 400 years after, opium war. We give them food they poisoined us in force, what a shame. Completed 😊
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
同志們： It was reported that Zheng He had visited more than 20 countries. But what he did in those countries was not reported. Why! He went there just sightseeing! Also, his huge armada of ships were not seen by anybody. And, he did not leave a word behind to tell us what was accomplished by him with those countries. What was widely reported was the numbers of his ships, of his men, of the countries, of visits. What kind of history you were teaching us?
As an old lady I know exactly why he chose them. Old women are effectively nuetered, if you consider the value society gives them. Yet they are very usefull in practical matters and offten more skilled and in inventive than younger ones.
@@tanyadekowski336
In Chinese Culture, 'Old Woman' is a female over 25 years old.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
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There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
Midwifery was and is known worldwide. It is hard to believe that any culture the Zheng He expeditions met needed help with childbirth. The over 30 women were basically skilled workers but still slaves in many ways with very little say in their own lives. They were valued for their ability with everyday tasks but just because they were not young does not mean they were not abused by the men on board.
They were not getting pregnant either.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
@Paula-133
In fact that was the deal & they were a party to it most probably (it implies they volunteered but weren't tricked into it).
The Zheng He voyages was a novel, not history. Because of this novelistic nature, modern people were free to add new ingredients such as the women folks, the North American visit, the Italian visit.
@@legpollol so to defend your pitifully fragile pride and your racism against the Chinese you want to rewrite history as how you imagined? How much of that head of yours is skull and how much is brain? lol
Fascinating - thankyou
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
Early in the video he said that these voyages brought economic benefit to China. That isn't what I learned in Chinese history class. I learned that these voyages of enormous fleets were tremendously expensive, brought back very little return on investment, and that is a big reason why they were discontinued.
Where did you attend the classes ?
tha't correct, at the first come back, Yongle was blamed by all his elder minister. Yongle almost stops the next voyages 😂 So the next go to south east asia and have good result in harmony of life, culture exchange. So actually, 600 years ago, we've known already that westerners are not a good business partner 😊 And it's happened, 400 years after, opium war. We give them food they poisoined us in force, what a shame.
@@朱南进69-t8f
Really ?
Tea for silver is not 'Giving Food'.
at the beginning 🙂, then tea for opium? and later, when opium banned by the Emperor, they've sent dynamits on our land. 🤔
@@LeeDavis-si1ho University of Pittsburgh
Excellent video! I learned a great deal about China and the impressive shp building.
Yes, the ship building in ancient China was very highly impressive. In about 3 days, one huge wooden ship was built, as huge as a modern football field. The building speed was supernatural.
....And yet none of the people they supposedly contacted had any record of them.
Odd fact that.
In China, Elderly Women = 25 and above.
The video say women in the 50s. Watch the video.
@victorkmlee I'm not taking my information from the video.
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
This video was more about the ships than old ladies? Hmm
Need to find the video about ships than we would get the one about old ladies lol😂
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
Informative. Lovely illustrations and knowledge. Thank you..
I don't believe the Zheng He voyages is history because the original book Ying Ya Sheng Lan (瀛涯勝覽）did not say women were on the ships. It says only 27,670 men. Men and women, such a contradiction meant any modern historians are free to add new ingredients to the original story which was written as a novel, in it, the author used a Chinese eunuch to belittle foreigners in encounters where the foreigners kowtowed and prostrated a Chinese eunuch as a god. Gentlemen, please read the Chinese book otherwise you will be fooled forever.
Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas was a novel, not a history. I know this because I did not find any deeds accomplished by him. We were told he visited more than two dozen countries. But we were not told what he had done there.
Older women cam still satisfy men but they dont pregnant needing more groceries and don't give birth so eliminate all that goes along with that. Do no babies taking up space or crying or dying on the voyage. So their woman on board want have babies adding worries and stress to their daily lives on voyages.
It was obvious that the women onboard Zheng He's ships were added by modern historians because the original history book 瀛涯勝覽 did not say so; it said 27,670 men. The freedom of modern historians to add more contents to an old story showed that the Zheng He saga was not a history. It was a novel, which allows any additions.
I was about to say the same thing. I'm sure these women provided "services" to the sailors, and they didn't need any additional mouths to feed.
@@Eric-d2s1z : Do you believe the Zheng He saga to be a novel?
I beg to differ. Older woman instead of younger one to make sure the fleet coming back. Imagine the crew to bring along their young wives with huge treasure on board. High possibility they decided to resettle somewhere else with ZhengHe as a new king. Young women back then are expected to breed as many children as possible, it will be a burden instead of any help. Other than that to keep the young crew disciplined & ward off lusty mind, imagine months or years on the voyage.
This is contradicted by not just the mention of hang li po and her very large retinue of young servants, but of the anecdotes of Chinese girls presented to would-be islamacised leaders of that region.
first of all, they all menopause & important things is they can cook professionally secondly..they never being married 😅.. JK.. it's about tactical & psychological warfare, that mean in that times old china journey are too long to reach
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
hahahaha, you have hidden value of what you packed it as histroy 😂 What i know is that's correct, at the first come back, Yongle was blamed by all his elder minister. Yongle almost stops the next voyages 😂 So the next go to south east asia and have good result in harmony of life, culture exchange. So actually, 600 years ago, we've known already that westerners are not a good business partner 😊 And it's happened, 400 years after, opium war. We give them food they poisoined us in force, what a shame. Completed 😊
The older women were real kinky ?
There should be many more videos about the deeds done by Zheng He in those countries. Unfortunately, there was none. This phenomenon proved that Zheng He never went there.
同志們：
It was reported that Zheng He had visited more than 20 countries. But what he did in those countries was not reported. Why! He went there just sightseeing! Also, his huge armada of ships were not seen by anybody. And, he did not leave a word behind to tell us what was accomplished by him with those countries. What was widely reported was the numbers of his ships, of his men, of the countries, of visits. What kind of history you were teaching us?