Zheng He Society of the Americas 2021 Distinguished Lecture 

"Maps that Turn 600-Year World History Upside Down" by Dr. Siu-Leung Lee

Time: May 15, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Meeting ID: 994 7960 3416   Passcode: 249017 

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Summary  

The Chinese admiral Zheng He commanded seven major voyages during 1405-1433. In 28 years, he led 200,000 people to explore and map the world some 60 years before Christopher Columbus. In spite of the loss of most of Ming Dynasty documents, the capability and dimension of Zheng He’s ships are saved in writings of Jesuit priests.   

Data analysis of maps from 14^th - 18^th century proves unequivocally that the Chinese world map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu 坤舆万国全图 is a result of world survey done by Chinese, not derived from European maps.  

Presented by the Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci to Emperor Wanli in 1602, the map labeled entirely in Chinese depicts America much better than any and all European maps even 200 years later. It has been nicknamed “Impossible Black Tulip” but it is entirely possible. 

The history of cartography and world exploration should be revised to credit the pioneering contribution of Zheng He in globalization of trade and cultural exchange, bringing diversity, harmony and peace to the world.  

Biosketch of the speaker 

Dr. Siu-Leung Lee (李兆良), retired from his career in university teaching and R&D management in biotechnology, was intrigued by some puzzling observations in the history of East-West communication, which led him to a 15-year research of the Pre-Columbian trans-Pacific cultural connections. He has made the shocking conclusion that Chinese not only visited America, they mapped the world before Christopher Columbus. He has lectured at dozens of key universities in the US and China. His three books are in the collection of the US Library of Congress and his research papers referenced by the Vatican librarian’s bibliography. His paper “Chinese Mapped America Before 1430 CE” presented at the 2017 Cartographic Conference is archived at the Harvard University/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/NASA Astrophysics Data System.  Dr. Lee has broad interest in Chinese culture including calligraphy, music, literature and history. Since 2014, Dr. Lee has been elected as the President of Zheng He Society of the Americas, Washington DC. 

Sponsored by the Zheng He Society of the Americas (ZHSA; www.zhenghe.org ) , a non-profit, cultural, educational and community organization dedicated to the study of the history and contribution of the Chinese Ming Dynasty Admiral Zheng He and his epic voyages overseas in the 15^th Century. 

Donations are welcome and tax deductible. Please mail your check to the following address, payable to ZHSA.  ZHSA, c/o Petrus Chou, 11330 Andrew Lane, Fairfax, VA 22030 (email: plchou@cox.net) 

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Zheng He Society of the Americas 2021 Distinguished Lecture

"Maps that Turn 600-Year World History Upside Down" by Dr. Siu-Leung Lee

FREE, limited to 300 participants. Please use computer or TV screens for presentation details.

Time: May 15, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Meeting ID: 994 7960 3416   Passcode: 249017

 Join Zoom Meeting hosted by Ken Chong (email: kc488@msn.com).

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美京华盛顿美洲郑和学会主办卓越讲演：

題目：顛覆600年世界史的地图（英文讲座）

讲者：李兆良

2021年5月15日美東時間下午2時。   点击加入：

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简介：

比较地图分析数据, 毫无疑问地证明《坤舆万国全图》是明代中国人自己测绘的，不是来自欧洲地图。

1602年，耶稣会神父利玛窦（Matteo Ricci）献给万历皇帝的地图完全用中文标记，比200年后的所有欧洲地图更好地描绘了美洲。西方地图学家称为是“不可能的黑色郁金香”，但这是完全可能的。

明代郑和在1405-1433年间领导了七次大航海，比哥伦布早60年。二十万人次，历经二十八年的勘探，测绘了世界地图。尽管大部分明代文献遗失，耶稣会神父的著作保存了郑和宝船重要的资料。

地图学和世界地理大发现历史应该修改，以表彰郑和在世界贸易和文化交流全球化中带来多样性，和谐与和平的开创性贡献。

讲者：

李兆良博士从大学教学和生物技术研发管理工作退休后，发现东西方交流史一些令人费解的问题，结果潜心15年，研究前哥伦布时代中国与美洲，跨太平洋地区的文化关系，获得此惊人结论—中国人不止比哥伦布更早到达美洲，而且测绘了第一份世界地图。他曾在美国和中国的数十所重点大学演讲。李兆良著作的三本书被美国国会图书馆收藏，他的研究论文也被梵蒂冈图书馆参考书目引用。他在2017年地图学会双年会议上发表的论文《公元1430年之前的中国测绘美洲》已被收录于哈佛大学/史密森天体物理观测站/ 美国宇航局NASA天体物理数据系统。李博士对中国文化有广泛兴趣，包括书法，音乐，文学和历史。自2014年开始，他被推举为华盛顿特区的美洲郑和学会会长。