Muslim eunuch from Central Asia, Zheng persuaded a Ming emperor, Zhu Di, to finance the most extraordinary expeditions the world had ever seen.

• 郑和是一位来自中亚，信奉穆斯林的宦官。他说服当时的明朝皇帝朱棣去支持他进行世界历史上最伟大的一次探险活动。