Ambassador of China: Bo Mige

Author: Edward Caidansky Zhang Zhenhui
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: This book is one of the "Contemporary Overseas Sinological Masterpieces Translation Series." With rich historical materials and accessible language, it introduces the Chinese envoy Bo Mige to readers. Boerg, a 17th-century Polish Jesuit priest, was one of the pioneers of European Sinology. He was an European who took an interest in Chinese culture and reported and information about China's science, philosophy, nature, geography, language, and folklore to Europe. He lived in China for many years, serving as both a scholar and a political activist. In 1650, due to the invasion by the Qing army, the Christian court of the last Ming emperor was threatened. The Yongli Emperor sent him as an envoy to Lisbon to seek support from European governments for the Ming's anti-Qing struggle. His mission ultimately failed, and China remained under Qing rule for more than two centuries.