Silk Dragon (Part One)

Learn how a eunuch servant named Zheng He became a successful world explorer.

By: Mike Harris, David O'Malley

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Silk Dragon is a story of adventure on the high seas, fierce battles with hostile kings and behind-the-scenes intrigue within the imperial court. It's a story of competition among royal concubines, accumulation of fabulous riches and justice by the sword. Silk Dragon is also a beautiful love story. Zheng He's childhood sweetheart, Morning Sun, is forced to become a lady-in-waiting to the imperial court. She desperately loves Zheng He and has pledged never to share herself with another man. But when Emperor Zhu Di requests Zheng He bring Morning Sun to his private chambers, the faithful servant is forced to obey. Zheng He, Morning Sun and Emperor Zhu Di share a relationship that is both tragic and beautiful. The three are drawn together into a web of circumstances that is at the very core of China's strength and weakness. Silk Dragon is the story of Zheng He, who, as a man of vision, satisfied the dreams of his emperor, but couldn't satisfy the dreams of his own heart. It's the story of Morning Sun, who is torn between the man she loves and the love she knows is demanded by another man. And it's also the story of Zhu Di, the Emperor who tries to build a dynasty for China but knows he may lose everything he has ever tried to build, because of his own traitorous son.