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Zheng He Park was originally the private garden of Zheng He’s mansion  when he was the garrison officer of Nanjing.  Inside the park are the earliest Zheng He Memorial Hall, the antique Shuangbao Pavilion and  the elegant Gallery Integration Institute. Today,  it has been developed into an open square which  celebrates cultural themes in the life of Zheng He.

In his later years, Zheng He lived in the  Jinghai Temple, and it was here he placed some  of the rare treasures he took back from his many  voyages. Now, the stone tablet in the Jinghai  Temple is engraved with words of introduction to  Jinghai Temple: “Jinghai Temple was built during  the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. To reward Zheng He for his fearless voyages, Emperor  Zhu Di ordered that this temple be built for him,  and the title “Jinghai” was conferred on the temple which means peace and calmness.

Tianfei is called “Matsu” in Fujian,  Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and  Southeast Asia. Matsu is respected as the peaceful goddess of all navigators. It is said that Zheng  He’s safe return owed a lot to his devotion to the goddess Matsu. Therefore, he requested the  emperor to build the palace and confer the title  in commemoration. To celebrate the 600th anniversary of Zheng He’s voyages, Tianfei Palace  was rebuilt on the same site.

The rectangular tomb runs for about 150 meters  from north to south, and for 60 meters from east  to west. It is about 8 meters high. The 28 steps in  front of the tomb are divided into four groups  and seven layers, to signify that Zheng He’s seven  voyages lasted in all for 28 years.