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Zheng He's expeditions are known today because details of his voyages were carved into tablets. He ensured that his voyages would not be forgotten once he reached "the traditional Chinese age to look back on one's life," age 60. On his last expedition, he stopped at two cities in China and ordered for his "great deeds to be carved into tablets of granite." In the first tablet, he explained the importance of Tianfei, the goddess of Chinese sailors. His struggles and the goddess's protection was described in this inscription. In the second tablet, the purpose of his expeditions became known. The inscription states, "We, (Zheng) He and the rest, have been favored with a gracious commission from our Sacred Prince." It also included information of the years of going to and returning from foreign countries.These tablets are records of how he survived through his voyages. They also indicate his devotion to the goddesses and the Sacred Prince, to whom he traveled the world for.

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Zheng He's voyages are something world historians continue to enjoy studying today. They show that Chinese ships could have sailed through the oceans for many more years and had the potential to sail to the Americas. His exploits were later passed on by storytellers.

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Zheng He's exploration not only helped influence trade ports all around Asia, but strengthened the relations between China and other countries. He showed that Chinese ships could have ruled the Indian Ocean and that if the Emperor hadn't ordered him to stop voyaging, one day he could have reached the Americas.

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Zheng He is most known for his seven famous voyages across and around the Afro-Eurasia zone. His trips displayed the Chinese and their skills in ocean navigation and strength. However, because of the ships expenses, voyages and ocean navigation came to a halt. The craftsmanship & knowledge of ships was quickly lost. When other military forces began to attack, the Chinese rushed to make defenses on land. Ministers argued that it would be more beneficial to work with defenses on land instead of the ocean. The ships potential to sail to the Americas and make new discoveries slowly vanished. With no one creating ships and going out to learn and discover, the Chinese remained in the Afro-Eurasia zone. Zheng He's travels have given the Chinese knowledge about ship craftsmanship, the Afro-Eurasia zone, and ocean navigation & exploration. Without it the world and ocean navigation would be incredibly different from what it is now.

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His purpose was to obtain recognition and gifts from other rulers. Zheng He and his voyagers did not want to conquer or colonize other civilizations, just receive and give gifts, but they were prepared to use military force against those who refused to respect them.

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By leaving on his final voyage, at age 60, Zheng He stopped at two places in China to have granite inscriptions placed so that his deeds would be understood and not forgotten. These

tablets were erected in Liu He a port on the Yangtze River, and at Changle, in Fujian province.
These tablets inscriptions helped historians depict the whole story behind the them. In the first tablet, he explains the

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After Zheng He's Final Voyage in 1433, the Chinese emperor ordered to stop the Voyages because the Eunuchs supported these voyages and Eunuchs are people who have been castrated to be better servants and the Emperor distrusted them. So the Ships were left at the harbours where they rot and the craftsmen forgot the knowledge on how to build a ship.
Since Zheng He also helped China develop relationships with other countries (1st pad) this allowed for easier tradings for others. Zheng He also made the trade routes more peaceful by killing all the looters and pirates, and also capturing the barbarian king s who refused to cooperate. His voyages was expensive so they gave fewer resources for other explorers.

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In the early 1400s, Zheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean, demonstrating Chinese excellence at shipbuilding and navigation.

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Zheng He voyaged on behalf of the Chinese Emperor. He traveled through the South China Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and along the east coast of Africa. It is believed that his all seven voyages were diplomatic, military, and trading ventures, that lasted from 1405 – 1433. But many historians believe that the voyage was to promote the goodness of the Chinese emperor and the Ming Dynasty.