Matteo Ricci
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Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit who served in the court of Ming dynasty China and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a 1602 world map writ
Chinese portrait of Ricci from 1610
The statue of Ricci in downtown Macao, unveiled on 7 August 2010, the anniversary of his arrival on the island
Matteo Ricci's way from Macau to Beijing
Matteo Ricci Museum in Zhaoqing located on the site of the Catholic Church he helped found called Xianhua Temple (仙花寺)
Xu Guangqi
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Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i, also known by his baptismal name Paul or Paul Siu, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the late Ming dynasty. Xu was appoin
Matteo Ricci
…Confucianism but opposed Buddhism. He converted several prominent Chinese officials to Catholicism. He also worked with several Chinese elites, such as Xu Guangqi, in translating Euclid's Elements into Chinese as well as the Confucian classics into Latin for the first time in history. Ricci was born on 6 October…
Portrait of Xu Guangqi
Xu Guangqi with Matteo Ricci (left) From Athanasius Kircher's China Illustrata, 1667
Tomb of Xu Guangqi in Guangqi Park, Xujiahui District, Shanghai, China
Xu Guangqi's work on military matters Mr Xu's Amateur Observations