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Graham Hancock talks about Chinese treasure ships which gave away gifts around Indian Ocean in 14th century and how Portuguese only missed them by 40 years while they explored the world

A Chinese treasure ship is a type of large wooden ship in the fleet of admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages during the early 15th-century Ming dynasty.
The size of Chinese treasure ship has been a subject of debate with the History of Ming recording the size of 44 zhang or 44.4 zhang, which has been interpreted by some as over 100 m (330 ft) in length, while others have stated that Zheng He's largest ship was about 70 m (230 ft) or less in length.

In the 1400s, China owned the greatest seagoing fleet in the world, up to 3,500 ships at its peak. Some of them were five times the size of the ships being built in Europe at the time.

But by 1525, all of China's "Treasure Fleet" ships had been destroyed -- burned in their docks or left to rot by the government.

Graham Hancock is the author the book Magicians of the Gods, and of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, and Heaven’s Mirror.
His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages.