太仓自元代海运漕粮而兴起，明初伟大的航海家郑和七下西洋又以太仓为启锚地和归舶港。
Taicang, thanks to water transport of grains, began to rise in Yuan Dynasty. Zheng He's voyage in the earlier Ming Dynasty chose this place as his starting point and returning base.
《西洋记》以明朝永乐年间郑和七下西洋、通使30余国事为线索，以小说的形式记述了这段历史。
Voyage to the west is a novel recording the history of Zheng he's seven trips to the western seas and his visits to more than 30 countries in the Yongle era.
当时，郑和率领着世界上最强大的船队七下西洋，带去的不是血与火、掠夺与殖民，而是瓷器、是丝绸、是茶叶。
Leading the most powerful fleet in the world, Zheng He made seven voyages to the Western Seas, bringing there porcelain, silk and tea, rather than bloodshed, plundering or colonialism.
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