
Eastern Promise
The place in the photo above is called Hangzhou. It's where Dan Roy ends up in the climax of his latest adventure. While writing this book, and as I have delved deeper into China, one thing has always struck me. Why did they not, like the Europeans, sail around Africa? They certainly had the ability. As it happens, the answer lies here, in Hangzhou. During the Song dynasty, which reached its peak in the 11th/12th century, China was the world leader in shipbuilding. And Hangzh