More than 600 years ago, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West

Expanded the Maritime Silk Road

now

Chinese navy carries national hope

Bravely undertake the mission of a great country

Plow out peaceful trails on the blue ocean

Today is the 18th China Navigation Day

Let's talk to the People's Navy

Let’s chase the deep blue dream together and become strong towards the sea map!

The People's Navy makes its first round-the-world voyage

May 15, 2002

The guided-missile destroyer "Qingdao" and the comprehensive supply ship "Taicang"

Formation of the People's Navy

Set sail at Qingdao Port

Started the first round-the-world voyage in the history of the People's Navy

The formation will return to Hong Kong on September 23

It lasted 132 days, with a voyage of 33,000 nautical miles

Crossing the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

and Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Oceania and other five continents

Sailing through 22 seas and bays

Passing through 15 straits and waterways

Pass through two world-famous canals of Suez and Panama

through 45 islands

Across 68 latitudes, 6 times across the equator

Chinese Navy Zheng He "Single Ship Around the World"

April 16, 2012

Carrying out the mission of "Harmony Mission - Zheng He Ships Around the World"

Chinese Navy "Zheng He" ship

Set sail from a military port in Dalian

As a friendly messenger of the Chinese people and the Chinese army

Goodwill visits to 11 countries

110 cadets from the Dalian Naval Academy of the Navy

Visit with ships and conduct ocean-going practice training

Zheng He ship is my country's first ship

Self-designed and manufactured ocean-going training ship

Inducted into the People's Navy on April 27, 1987

Affiliated to a naval training ship detachment

It is named after the outstanding Chinese navigator "Zheng He"

Take "81" as the hull number

On September 21, 2012, the Zheng He ship was successfully completed

"Harmony Mission - Zheng He Ships Around the World" mission

Created the history of the People's Navy at that time

First single-ship circumnavigation of the world

A number of records such as the most visited countries and the longest duration

In 2015, the Zheng He ship was delisted by the People's Navy

Awarded the honorary title of "Meritorious Training Ship"

In the past 35 years, the Zheng He ship galloped more than 500,000 nautical miles across the sea

Visited 29 countries and received more than 300,000 foreign guests and overseas Chinese

The friendship messenger who travels thousands of miles to guard peace - "Peace Ark"

December 2008

Our country is specially built for marine medical rescue

10,000-ton hospital ship

Officially presented by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

Named "Peace Ark", hull number 866

Since enlisting

Navy hospital ship "Peace Ark"

Taking the "Harmonious Mission" series of tasks as the main carrier

Has gone abroad 9 times

sailed more than 240,000 nautical miles

Visit 43 countries and regions

Provide medical services to more than 230,000 people

Faithful practice of a community with a shared future for mankind

and the concept of a community with a shared future for the ocean

Gulf of Aden escort fleet won wide acclaim at home and abroad

December 26, 2008

China sends first escort fleet

Perform escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia

Opened the people's navy to the far sea

A new journey of normal deployment and fulfillment of mission tasks

May 18 this year

The 41st Chinese navy escort taskforce

Unmoored and set sail at a military port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang

Go to Gulf of Aden and Somali waters

Take over the 40th escort taskforce to perform escort missions

recently

The 40th Chinese navy escort taskforce

Successful completion of escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters

Successfully returned to a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong

The mission lasted 172 days, with a cumulative voyage of nearly 90,000 nautical miles

Efficiently completed 30 batches of 50 Chinese and foreign ships escort missions

And provide medical assistance for 1 ship

For 14 years, batches of escort officers and soldiers

Safely escorted more than 7,000 Chinese and foreign ships

Written in the ocean

The glorious chapter of the People's Navy in safeguarding national strategic interests

Fulfilled China's international obligations as a responsible major country

Won wide acclaim at home and abroad

Salute to the People's Navy!

Salute to the great motherland!