preface
We in China were very technologically advanced in ancient times, and we were able to build the fastest and most robust ships in the world, but what makes people wonder is that the Eurasian continent where China is located is particularly close to Australia, but why did we not find this land in Australia in ancient times? Let's take a look!
Continental division
The Earth is 70% water and 30% land, divided into seven continents and four oceans. But if we roughly divide it, we can divide the entire continent of the earth into two parts, namely Eurasia and Africa and the continent of North and South America! In ancient times, navigation technology was far less developed than it is now, so such land structures made it difficult for people on different continents to meet!
But not meeting is accidental, encountering is inevitable. Columbus led the fleet around the world, they set out from Europe, and finally reached the new other side - the North and South American continents, this discovery made Columbus discover a new world, and because of this, they called the discovered North and South American continents the New World, and their previous Eurasian african continents were called the Old World!
Although their discovery of the New World made the understanding of the world deeper, it was a disaster for the people of the North and South American continents, for the guests who came from afar, the local indigenous people greeted the guests with various fruit gifts as gods, and after Columbus brought this news back to his country, he began to send troops to invade, breaking the backward but peaceful life of the locals!
China's foreign exploration
Compared to Columbus's fleet, our Chinese ships at that time were more developed, and we had the fastest and most robust ships in the world, which also made it safer for us to explore the world.
The most famous example of our ancient Chinese ocean voyage is Zheng He's voyage to the West! During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, as the eunuch of the Three Treasures, led his fleet from Nanjing, through the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, and finally reached more than 30 countries, allowing us to understand the world more deeply, and also allowing the countries to see the strength and prosperity of China at that time, and promoting the situation of China's coming to the dynasty!
Zheng He's voyage to the West is the largest expedition in ancient China and even in the world, and the significance of this voyage is very significant, and it is a typical example of our Chinese exploration of the world!
Why didn't Australia find it?
But why was it that Zheng He's voyage to the West at that time was so large, such a long voyage, plus some other relatively small voyages, but still did not find australia, an independent continent?
According to various studies, the most likely reason is the geographical factor, in ancient times there was no steam engine diesel engine such as a power-providing machinery, so all kinds of ships, no matter how large and advanced, are also driven by the wind blowing the sails, which makes the sailing direction of the sails will be greatly disturbed by the wind! In Australia, according to the survey, it was found that their wind direction has always been blowing from Australia to Asia, which means that if they travel from Asia to Australia, it will always be leeward, so it is difficult to reach Australia in ancient times!
Conclusion: Although we did not find Australia, according to the latest research, Australians also have this Asian ancestry, so it is likely that Australians migrated to the past! So what is the truth, let's wait for professionals to continue to study it!