A Chinese-Based World Map Depicts Europe Between 1157 and 1166
When we think of Sino-European relations, we think of the Silk Road or today’s heated politics in Europe. But as today’s world has shown us, reality is much more complicated. In today’s paper, once more Dr Wang has a unique view on the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤舆 万国全图》or Complete Geographical Map of All the Kingdoms of the World published by Matteo Ricci in 1602 in China. Here, she argues that this map shows a glimpse of the complicated European political landscape between 1157 and1166 which overlaps with the Southern Song Dynasty. Furthermore, she argues that a Sino-European relationship goes back long before the Common Era.
