SINGAPORE : Next year will be the 600th anniversary of Admiral Cheng Ho's circumnavigation of the world.
To mark the occasion, an American registered yacht called "Albatross" will be sailing along Cheng Ho's route, covering most of the cities or seaports he stopped at in the original voyage.
"Albatross" arrived in Singapore on Wednesday and is docked at the Raffles Marina.
The yacht set sail on August 8 at the exact date and place where Cheng Ho began his 15th century navigation - Jiang Su Province in China.
And it is expected to end its voyage in Kenya next February.
China's Phoenix Satellite Television is filming the modern day voyage in a documentary. - CNA
Aka known as the san pao gong. Got ppl pray him @ Malacca