More Chinese than ever making France their home

Lilicat · 03-01-2005, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by froggyfiles.ramsel.net

From a handful of Catholic converts brought back to the court of Louis XIV, the Chinese in France have grown to a community of some 600,000 and their numbers continue to swell with new waves of immigration from Manchuria and other depressed parts of the home country

Lilicat · 03-02-2005, 06:30 PM

In the winter of 1707, P.Louis Fan (樊守義，1682-1752), a Chinese from Shanxi Pingyang, left for ltaly, as the follower of Christian missionary Jos. Ant. Provana (艾遜爵，1695-1720). The two made their way detoured Macao, Southeast Asia (Djakarta), South Africa (Cape of Good Hope), Brazil, Portugaland, Spain. In l709， after their arrival in Rome, Pope Clement XI granted Fan an audience, later had him introduced into the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1720, after staying and touring around Europe 14 years, Fan finally returned to China. The Emperor Kangxi ( 康熙帝 ) called in Fan immediately, and asked about his experience of the European tour． In 1721, Fan recorded his foreign experiences into an oral-history book， "Recollections" ( 身見錄 ), to present to Kangxi for His Majesty Highness.

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Lilicat French, Chinese, English Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: France Posts: 47 Lilicat is an unknown character at this point	One of the first chinese in Europe In the winter of 1707, P.Louis Fan (樊守義，1682-1752), a Chinese from Shanxi Pingyang, left for ltaly, as the follower of Christian missionary Jos. Ant. Provana (艾遜爵，1695-1720). The two made their way detoured Macao, Southeast Asia (Djakarta), South Africa (Cape of Good Hope), Brazil, Portugaland, Spain. In l709， after their arrival in Rome, Pope Clement XI granted Fan an audience, later had him introduced into the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1720, after staying and touring around Europe 14 years, Fan finally returned to China. The Emperor Kangxi ( 康熙帝 ) called in Fan immediately, and asked about his experience of the European tour． In 1721, Fan recorded his foreign experiences into an oral-history book， "Recollections" ( 身見錄 ), to present to Kangxi for His Majesty Highness. __________________ Le Monde de Lilicat - The World of Lilicat We are family 四海皆兄弟 On est une famille Last edited by Lilicat; 03-02-2005 at 06:36 PM.
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