
In commemoration of the 600th Anniversary of Zheng He's great voyages,
Changle city of East China's Fujian Province , which is the starting point of
the massive fleet of Zhen He's Seven Voyages, began to build a park named
Jiangbin Park in 2002.
The park is currently 2.3 kilometers long. From the park's southwestern
part to its northeastern part lie some fancy artificial beauty spots, including
"Green Jewel," "Moon Gulf," "Peaceful Harbor," "Zheng He's Treasure Ship,"
"Zheng He's Square," and so on.
The park's key attraction is Zheng He' stone-carved statue, whose height of
14.05 metershigh, which symbolizes the time of Zheng He's maiden voyage (1405).
The Zheng He statue stands on the riverside, face to face with the sea.
According to architects, this carving, built with 141 pieces of high-quality
granite, is the heaviest of all Zhen He statues in China and abroad.
"General's Camp" is a place for meeting and receiving visitors. If you want
to have some knowledge of Changle 's function and status in Zheng He's
navigation you can visit "Navigation Hall."
To the east of General's Camp is a "treasure ship" transformed from a
fishing boat, which can give people a taste of sitting in the general ship which
Zheng He took 600 years ago.