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Florentine writer Lorenzo Magalotti published Relazione della China after a colourful evening’s chat in 1665 with Austrian Jesuit priest Father Johann Grueber, who had spent several years in China. Photo: Wellcome Library, London.
Chinese history

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

11 Jul 2021 - 2:15PM
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Lessons from China's history

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

22 Sep 2021 - 4:50PM
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