摘要
I absolutely love a good history story,particularly one that involves lost cities,maritime lore or an unsolved mystery.Our cover story this month has all three of these elements and it's an instant classic.Back at the conclusion of last year,shorly after publishing another history related feature on the alged lost Roman legion of ancient China,a friend contacted me with a hot tip:There had been a 16th century Spanish settlement in South China and historians believe it would likely have been located somewhere in the Pearl River Delta.This short-lived trading post,I soon learned,was called EI Pinal,and my colleague Ryan Gandolfo has spent the last several months researching the site's fascinating history.On pages 34 to 43,we share the story of EI Pinal.
