| 1421: The
Year China Discovered The World |
Companion site to Gavin Menzies' book,
which claims that "Chinese ships had reached America seventy
years before Columbus and circumnavigated the globe a century
before Magellan": evidence; maps |
| Ancient
Chinese Explorers |
The maritime expeditions of Zheng He in
the 15th century, with animation of his "treasure junks" |
| The
Anti-Christian Campaign and Imperial Control in Eighteenth-Century
China |
Ma Zhao's article on " the anti-Christian
campaign in 1784-1785 within the wider contexts of political
culture and bureaucratic reform in China during the reign of
the Qianlong Emperor" (Asia Pacific: Perspectives,
Dec. 2004; PDF format) |
| Asian
Journey 2001:TIME Sets Sail with Admiral Zheng He |
A Time Asia special: exploration
of "the once powerful spice islands, sultanates & trading
ports visited by the Chinese Admiral Zheng He in the 15th century," with
interactive map & photo essays (Aug. 2001) |
| Asia's
Undersea Archeology |
Light on China's greatest period of maritime
exploration shed by "Wrecks of medieval ships found in China,
South Korea, and Thailand, all laden with quality trade goods" |
| Commemorating
the 600th Anniversary of Zheng He's Maritime Expeditions |
(in Chinese) From the Chinese Civilisation
Centre of the City University of Hong Kong: Essays, bibliography & list
of related sites |
| Fairbank
Chinese History Library: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) |
Section of Rob Gray's virtual
library of Chinese history: articles, maps, images, sounds |
| Fleet
and Wall 1405 -1435: The Zheng He expeditions and Ming Empire
policy |
Hsiao Hung-Te's new theory on a secret military
mission as the original chief motive for Zheng He's expeditions
(Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian
Studies Association of Australia in Canberra, 2004; PDF
format) |
| Fusion
1700: Wonders of the Time |
Lectures & art from a Ricci Institute
Forum on Chinese-Western Relations through Christianity in the
Ming-Qing Period (Dec. 2, 2000) |
| Guide
to Ming Studies |
Compiled by Leo K. Shin of the University
of British Columbia: guides & manuals; scholarship; research
tools; arts & archaelogy; texts |
| How
Rome Went to China |
The Vatican's exhibit on the
Jesuit mission in China from the 16th to the 18th century |
| The
Mechanics of Heaven: Jesuit Astronomers at the Qing Court |
A presentation by Mark Stephen Mir, USF
Ricci Institute |
| Mr.
Lockyer Meets the Index Number Problem: the Standard of Living
in Canton and London in 1704 |
Paper on wages in England & Canton based
on a sea captain's log, by Robert C. Allen, Nuffield College,
University of Oxford (July 2004; PDF format) |
| The
Ongoing Sixth Dalai Lama Project |
"translations & studies of documents
concerned with tle life & work of Tsangyang Gyatso, the sixth
Dalai Lama" (1683-1706) |
| Papers
on Chinese Population & Social History |
Papers in progress by Cameron Campbell
of UCLA & James Lee of Caltech |
| Secret
World of the Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial
Palace |
Exhibition at Oakland Museum of California:
text & samples
of images |
| Splendors
of Chinas Forbidden City: the Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong |
Field Museum's exhibition of nearly 400
treasured artifacts from the Palace Museum in Beijing: introductory
video; gallery; Q&A; educational resources |
| State & Handicrafts
in Peking, 1700-1900 |
Union List of Handicraft Regulations (jiangzuo
zeli) in Chinese & International Collections
by Christine Moll-Murata & Song Jianze |
| Zheng
He's Voyages of Discovery |
Discussion by oceanic scientist Jin Wu upon
the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's first voyage, & links
to related resources (UCLA, April 2004) |
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