AFRICA & CHINA

The story of Africa and China is a long and interesting one, going back over 600 years when Chinese navigators first explored the African coastline. Their journey was immortalized on the Da Ming Hun Yi Tu produced in 1389 on a 17 square meter silk panel, a world map that prominently featured the African continent.
This exploration continued and intensified through the time of the spice trade when Asian merchants travelled to the east coast of Africa to trade spices, minerals and cultural items.
This long history of mutually beneficial trade, and the spirit of exploration and adventure that goes with it, are as relevant today as they were in many centuries ago. Chenshia aims to bring the very best that Africa and the world has to offer to Chinese shores and vice versa, just as these early explorers had done hundreds of years before.

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CHENSHIA - A LOVE AFFAIR WITH AFRICA

The ties between Chenshia and Africa go back to the early 1980's when founder Dabing Chen first landed on its soil and fell in love with the continent and its people. He could see the potential all around him; the African Renaissance of the early 1990's was reminiscent of the rise of China ten years before. Over the past two decades these connections have become more resilient, intimately tying Chenshia to Africa, both growing stronger, richer and more beautiful through their shared love affair.

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