The island of seven cities: the discovery of a lost Chinese settlement in the Americas
Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Asian history, Canadian history, Archaeology
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
2002. Architect Paul Chiasson climbed a mountain on Cape Breton and found an old wide, well-made road, once flanked by walls. After two years of study, he believed that these ruins were originally built by the Chinese, as part of… a large colony that thrived on Canadian shores well before the European Age of Discovery. Chiasson addresses how the colony was abandoned and forgotten except in the storytelling and culture of the Mi'kmaq, whose written language, clothing, technical knowledge, religious beliefs and legends expose deep cultural roots in China. 2006.