This new publication is edited by the First Historical Archives of China and published by Zhonghua Shuju (China Book Company) in Beijing.

All documents are related to Western Catholic missionary activities from the early to mid Qing dynasty in China. Documents selected for this publication are in Chinese and are preserved in the First Historical Archives of China. Most of them are from the archives of the Grant Secretariat, the Grand Council, the Secrete Palace memorial collection and the Imperial Household Department, and most have never before been included in published collections.

The publication includes four volumes, and is divided into two parts. The first part consists of three volumes, illustrating activities of the Western Catholic missions in different places in China. The second part consists of one volume. All of the materials in this volume are from the record book of work orders in the Workshop Section of the Imperial Household Department. The contents mainly reflect the tasks and services the Western missionaries rendered in the Qing court during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns.

Documents in both parts of this publication are arranged chronologically according to reigns. For cross-reference, at the end of the publication there are indices of Chinese names, Western names, place names, names of officials, and names of gardens and palaces.

Hardcover • ISBN: 7-101-03958-8/K • Four volumes

Published by Zhonghua Shuju, Beijing, China.

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