Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Old Melacca 旧马六甲 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:13am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 500, "A" mode 1/20 at F/7.1, -1/3 EV, FL=45mm

This is the entrance to a cultural museum of the Ming Dynasty's Admiral Cheng Ho who visited Melacca at least five times during his famous seven voyages to the Western Ocean (Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Africa). According to some writings, Admiral Cheng Ho set up a huge warehouse complex along the northern side of the Melacca River. Thus far, sadly,  there has been no serious research and investigation done on this fascinating topic.