Chen Cheng (Ming dynasty)

Chen's approximate land route (green, based on the list of destinations in Goodrich & Tay 1976), Zheng He's maritime route (black) and Yishiha's riverine route (blue).

Chen Cheng (陈诚; 陳誠; Chén Chéng; Ch'en Ch'eng) (1365–1457), courtesy name Zilu (子鲁), pseudonym Zhushan (竹山), was a Chinese diplomat known for his overland journeys into Central Asia during the Ming dynasty. His travels were contemporaneous to the treasure voyages of the admiral Zheng He.


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