China and the Maritime Silk Routes: The Role of China’s Contacts with the Asia-Pacific and the Viceroyalty of Peru in Early Modern Times
Abstract:
During China’s middle period, and in early modern times, Chinese merchants, diplomats, or even soldiers were engaged in East and Southeast Asian waters as well as in the eastern Indian Ocean space. But they did not, as a rule, venture into the Pacific beyond the Philippine Archipelago. At least officially, little to no interest was shown in the Asia-Pacific region.
Analysing little-known, and little-studied documents, manuscripts, and archaeological sources (mainly shipwrecks), this presentation seeks to provide fresh insights into the history of contacts between China and the Viceroyalty of Peru in the 16th to late 18th centuries.
When
Where
Room 3301, Academic Building Lift no. 2
Recommended For
Alumni, Faculty and Staff, General Public, PG Students, UG Students
Language
English
Speakers / Performers:
Prof. Angela SCHOTTENHAMMER
Professor of Non-European and Global History History Department University of Salzburg
Organizer
Division of Humanities
Contact
huma@ust.hk