On the way back from the Wall the tour includes a stop off in the area of the Ming Tombs.
The one we visited is for 3rd Ming Emporer, Zhu Di, the guy who had the Forbidden City built. He also organised fleets to explore the world. His junks found the Magellan Straits 100 years before Mr Magellan. (see Gavin Menzies "1421 The Year China Discovered the World.....absolutely fasinating.)
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