{"title":"Bin Yang","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our captivating collection dedicated to the works of Bin Yang, an author renowned for his explorations into historical and military narratives. If you have a passion for delving deep into the past and uncovering forgotten tales, you are in the right place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscovered but Forgotten\u003c\/em\u003e is a notable title in Yang's repertoire, inviting readers on a journey through time as it unearths overlooked events and figures that have shaped history. Yang's meticulous research and engaging writing style bring these stories to life, making them accessible and intriguing to historians and enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmersing oneself in Bin Yang's works is like stepping into a time machine, where each page turns back the clock to reveal the rich tapestry of human history. His books are not just for those who love history but also for readers who appreciate narratives filled with depth, intrigue, and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmbark on a journey with Bin Yang's collection, and uncover the stories that might have been lost to time, had it not been for his dedicated scholarship and narrative flair.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"discovered-but-forgotten-by-bin-yang-9780231212335","title":"Discovered but Forgotten","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese traders and explorers first visited the Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, in the early fourteenth century. The traveller Wang Dayuan \"discovered\" the island sultanate for the Chinese world, and merchants increasingly dealt in Maldivian goods such as coconuts, cowrie shells, and ambergris. Zheng He's fifteenth-century voyages ventured to the islands, by then a trading hub, and brought their envoys to Beijing. But the Maldives faded from Chinese records by the end of the sixteenth century, after the Ming state suddenly retreated from the Indian Ocean and shifted focus to Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscovered but Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering examination of China’s relations with the Maldives and Sino–Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean. Drawing on a wide range of sources—including written records, Chinese and Jesuit maps, and archaeological analysis of shipwrecks—Bin Yang provides a comprehensive account of Chinese links to the Maldives and the Indian Ocean world from ancient times through the late Ming era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe scrutinizes Chinese understandings of the islands, emphasising both seafaring material culture and textual knowledge production. Yang reconsiders the works of travellers such as Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta in light of Chinese explorations, and he opens a window onto a colourful world of intriguing commodities, port marriages, and voyages across the vast waters of maritime Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTransregional and interdisciplinary, \u003ci\u003eDiscovered but Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how a remote archipelago shaped the vast Chinese empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000594776300,"sku":"9780231212335","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8180053482270.jpg?v=1763288005"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/bin-yang.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}