Zheng He. Records of durian in Chinese literature began in the Ming Dynasty with a book of voyages written by Ma Huan, an interpreter, which recorded the first time Zheng He's fleet tasted durian. It is also rumored that the name of the durian is derived from Zheng He's word "liulian", meaning "to linger and forget to return". Zheng He's voyages to the West maintained friendly relations between China and its neighbors, and was an important chapter in the history of the Chinese nation's foreign relations, marking the Ming Dynasty's important position in the history of civilization in China, and even in the world. At the same time, Zheng He went to the West is the world's longest duration, the largest team, the widest range of maritime activities, opened up through the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean and other oceans of direct routes, creating a new era of world navigation.