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Jesuit’s rich portrait of 17th century China, as told to a Florentine scientist, intrigued a fragmented Europe

Almost 400 years after Marco Polo, Father Johann Grueber travelled east to China. An account of his travels was presented in Lorenzo Magalotti’s Relazione della China.


Why are young Chinese people criticised for ‘lying flat? It proved an invaluable cultural gain for the country once

If the intellectual Tao Yuanming hadn’t decided he’d had enough of the political arena of the time, China would likely have lost an invaluable cultural resource.


Qing Dynasty

Reflections | Young Chinese people criticised for ‘lying flat’ but it worked for one man

How a Jesuit priest’s tales of 17th century China wowed Europe