简介：<p><span st<x>yle="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-wrap-mode: wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">　　Centuries before the world's oceans became a global trade highway, Chinese seafarers set sail to faraway lands to exchange commodities. Now, Historian Sam Willis retraces the golden era of maritime trade to uncover a legacy that culminated in one of the greatest armadas of all time, and discover parallels between the world then and now.</span></p>…