Xinhua: Chinese sailboat trace journey of ancient navigator

From Xinhua – English:

Grand ceremonies were heldhere Saturday to welcome a sailboat that has accomplished a 23,150-km voyage tracing the journey of a prestigious Chinese ancient voyager.

The sailboat named “Phoenix” which set out from Taicang in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on August 8 last year, under a TVfeature program initiated by the Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV Station, arrived at its end point in the port city of Mombasa, Kenya on March 16.

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