The Opening Ceremony of 2012 China Trans-Asian Zheng He International Culture & Tourism Festival Sailing Culture Exhibition

July 11, 2005 is the 600th anniversary of the Chinese navigator Zheng He’s first sailing, so Chinese government sets July 11 as the Sailing Day of China. This year, in order to commemorate Zheng He, the Kunming government and Jinning County, the hometown of Zheng He, sponsor the 2012 China Trans-Asian Zheng He International Culture & Tourism Festival Sailing Culture Exhibition in Yunnan Provincial Museum, under the assistance of Jin Feibao and his company.

At 09:30am, the exhibition was declared open. Several senior officials and heaps of audience attended the ceremony. At the ceremony, the Jining county magistrate awarded the famous Explorer Mr. Jin Feibao the certificate of Honorary Citizen of Jinning County in honour of his endeavors to promoting the spirit of Zheng He and the development of Jinning. Many other officials made speeches at the ceremony and then visited the exhibition and praised the exhibition highly.

The exhibition shows over 75 delicate ship models; many of them are made on the basis of famous ships, Zheng He’s Treasure Ship, Greek boat, Mayflower, Victory, San Maria, Titanic, USS Constitution, and so on. Almost all famous navigators, Zheng He, Christopher Columbus, Bartholmeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Amundsen are here, and all kinds of sailing tools. There is also a lighthouse in the blue ocean for guiding the ships, and an strong sailor in the delicate model. It’s a real ocean once you come here! For now, please view the exhibition by pictures.

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