Time Astra
VI

Exploration

Zhou Daguan sails through the Mekong Delta

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The Yuan envoy Zhou Daguan, bound for Angkor, sailed past Zhenpu (Bà Rịa) and the Poulo Condore sea and up the Mekong. His Customs of Cambodia describes the delta as dense low forest giving way to vast rice fields with herds of wild buffalo.

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