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郑和下西洋,不仅是中国历史上的盛举,在世界史上也是值得大书而特书的重要事件。那62艘宝船,最大的长达44丈,宽达18丈,载着二万七千八百名船员、军人和官吏,在浩瀚无垠的大洋上结队航行的壮丽景象,完全可以列为人类征服自然的一个里程碑而永垂不朽。然而,人们在自豪之余,却不禁会产生一个疑问,这种领先的地位,怎么会在随后几百年间丧失殆尽,以至于拥有四亿人口、富甲天下的清帝国,会在西方一些小国的炮舰轰击之下毫无还手之力,一败再败,割地賠款,丧权辱国,终于沦为半殖民地的悲惨境遇的呢?
Zheng He's journey to the West is not only a great event in Chinese history, but also an important event in the history of the world worthy of great books. The 62 ships, the largest of which are up to 44 feet, and 18 feet wide, can be listed as human beings, with 27,800 sailors, soldiers, and officials, who set sail on the vast expanse of the ocean A landmark to conquer nature and immortal. However, when people are proud, they can not help but wonder why such a leading position would be depleted in the ensuing centuries, with a population of 400 million. The Qing Empire, rich in worldly possessions, will find itself in the West Under the bombardment of some small state, there is no power to fight back, a defeated defeat, cease-fire indemnity, humiliation and shame, and finally reduced to a semi-colonial miserable situation?