Friday, May 05, 2006

Shocking Canadiana

Well Canadian architect and Cape Breton historian, Paul Chiasson has released his book on the Chinese Discovery of Canada; THE ISLAND OF SEVEN CITIES One of several books and documents that have been released in the past year saying that the Zheng He expeditionary force found North America in 1421. While he was Chinese and it was a Chinese armada he led, Zheng He was a Muslim, so one could say a Muslim discovered North America

The map clearly shows the Americas and Africa
Photo:The Economist/PA



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