This day, 31 March, 1989, the Chinese Navy’s first Type 679 ocean-going training ship “Zheng He” with global navigation capabilities set sail from Qingdao for a visit to Hawaii in the United States. As the “Zheng He” crossed the 180-degree meridian in the the Western Pacific, it became the first ever Chinese naval ship to enter the Western Hemisphere.
1989年3月31日的这一天，中国海军第一艘具有全球导航能力的679型远洋训练舰“程和号”从青岛启航，访问美国夏威夷。 当“郑和号”号穿越西太平洋的180度子午线时，它成为有史以来第一艘进入西半球的中国海军舰艇。
