Cheng Ho Cultural Museum
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Cheng Ho Cultural Museum (Muzium Budaya Cheng Ho) is located in Bandar Hilir, Melaka. It was built in the honor of a Chinese Ming Dynasty admiral called Cheng Ho or Zheng He. Cheng Ho was a famous Chinese explorer, who went to the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia between 1405 and 1433. In one of these voyages he came to Melaka, and he is credited with the honor of discovering the Melaka Port for the Chinese. The museum is filled with artifacts related to the great explorer. There are about 2,000 items of historical importance related to Cheng Ho and the Ming Dynasty on display at the museum, including crockery, coins, the Cheng Ho Well, clothing and a replica of Cheng Ho’s ship.