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A new book containing reproductions of 127 printed European maps of Ming and Qing China from 1584 to 1735 reveals how they helped paint a reasonably accurate picture of the Middle Kingdom for the first time.
Happy Lunar New Year! According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the new year began Saturday. For many, like our host Regina G. Barber, this calendar and its cultural holidays can feel completely detached from the Gregorian calendar. Growing up, she associated the former with the Spring Festival and getting money in red envelopes from relatives, and the other with more American traditions. But the Chinese calendar has a deep, centuries-long shared history with the Gregorian calendar. To learn more about this shared history, Gina talks to scientists and historians, who spill the tea about the science behind calendars, and how both calendars and the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration played a key role in the rise and fall of empires. Email us shortwave@npr.org for more science history.
Il Regno Della China detto presentemente Catay e Mangin diviso sopra le Carte piú esatte sue Principali Provincie.: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps geographicus.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geographicus.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What Is the lost Empire Of Tartaria? discovermagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from discovermagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What Is the lost Empire Of Tartaria? discovermagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from discovermagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Quantung, e Fokien, Provincie della China, Dedicate Al Motlo Reverendo Padre Carlo Trigona, dell Compagnia di Gesu, Teologo diu Monsignor Illustriss. Arciuescovo di Palermo, etc.: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps geographicus.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geographicus.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
One of the early Jesuits who raised awareness in Europe of the riches of Chinese culture was Fr. Martino Martini. Here Fr. Lombardi introduces his writings and tells the story of the missionary who built one of China’s finest churches.
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