At the beginning of December the Zhen He Society inaugurated the first meeting. The ceremony was held at Beijing with over 100 distinguished guests from shipping and port circles, including Minister of transportation of China Xu Zuyuan attended the ceremony. President of Cosco Group Capt. Wei Jiafu was elected President for the Zhen He Society. Between the Vice-Presidents there were very distinguished guests of very important shipping Companies such as China Shipping, Waterborne Transportation Inatitute, Chian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and the Port Authorities of Shanghai.
The Zheng He Society is a Society dedicated to investigate the history and adventures of Zheng He and to promote the maritime Chinese culture.
Just to remind you that at the Maritime museum of Barcelona inaugurated on the 13th November the exposition dedicated to the Chinese adventurer Zhen He. They have captured the atmosphere very well as if you traveled to the medieval China, specially the period of the great expeditions in the Indian Ocean and the south seas, sponsored by the Emperor Yongle between 1405 and 1413. This exposition can be seen upto the 31st of May at the Maritime museum of Barcelona.
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