13世纪下半叶,中国帆船保持着和索马里、肯尼亚以及桑给巴尔岛的通航。元朝使节出访了摩加迪沙、帕特和泽拉。
In the second half of the 13 ~ ( th ) century , Chinese junks sailed regularly to Somalia , Kenya , and Zanzibar Island .