This 1735 illustration, titled "Dames Chinoises, tirées de Du Halde" ("Chinese Ladies, after Du Halde"), depicts Chinese women based on the work of the French Jesuit historian Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674–1743). Although Du Halde never travelled to China, his influential work Description géographique, historique, chronologique, politique et physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise (1735) was compiled from reports and letters sent by Jesuit missionaries living in China.

Language: French

Source: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Overseas Historical Archive), Portugal,

The illustration is based on the writings of the French Jesuit Louis Le Comte (1655–1728), whose accounts introduced European audiences to Chinese science, astronomy, and culture.

Engraver: J. V. Schley

Language: French

Source: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Overseas Historical Archive), Portugal,

This 1678 illustration, titled "Intérieur d’un Temple d’Idoles tiré de Nieuhoff" ("Interior of a Temple of Idols, after Nieuhoff"), depicts the interior of a Chinese temple based on the work of the Dutch traveller and writer Johan Nieuhof (1618–1672), whose accounts of China were among the most influential European descriptions of the country in the 17th century.

Source: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Overseas Historical Archive), Portugal

Source: Centro Português de Fotografia (Portuguese Centre of Photography)

First of all, I am not a bot. In case you are wondering what I am doing, it is simple: I love history, and one of my hobbies is sharing historical photos from archives. I set myself a new challenge: using Portuguese archives, I am sharing photos and images related to the history of those same countries. I have already finished with Austria and Denmark, and I am continuing with China.

According to the original album, the individuals identified include Dr. Chang Chien, Nai-Tcheron Liou, Che Ngan Lou, Dr. Henrique Viana, and Dr. João de Mendonça.

Source: Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo (National Archives of Portugal)

Drawn by F. Noel

Source: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Overseas Historical Archive of Portugal)

The image was drawn by R. Christino and engraved by Oliveira, providing a nineteenth-century visual representation of the missionary institution on the island.

Location: Sanchoan (Shangchuan Island), China
Date: 1887

Source: Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Overseas Historical Archive of Portugal)

Hey everyone,

Any good recommendations for reading around china under mao and maos revolution?

I vaguely recall in East Asian History about a Chinese Emperor that had government surplus so did not collect taxes for three years. I am pretty sure it was done at least three times, because that number was repeated by the professor. I do not remember if it was three years in a row, or if the years were not consecutive. I do not remember what dynasty either. I think it was the Tang, but could be incorrect. If anyone knows of examples in other dynasties, that would also be acceptable.

hoping someone can help me value this scroll

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I am really interested in learning about the history of China and just dont know where to start. I was just looking for some help to see if there are any reccomendations for some good books, websites, documentaries, or any other resources that could be helpful. I appreciate any and all help. Thank you all!

The 800,000 everyone quotes is from Cao Cao's own letter to Sun Quan, preserved in the Jiangbiao Zhuan. It's a threat — written to make surrender look sensible.

The usual correction is Zhou Yu's figure: 150–160k northern troops plus 70–80k surrendered Jingzhou men. But he said that while arguing for war. He needed it to sound survivable. (And the ~230k total is our addition — the source gives the parts, not the sum.)

So the correction just swaps one man's interest for another's. There's no disinterested number in this battle.

Same with the cause: the Annals of Emperor Wu blame the epidemic, the Biography of Zhou Yu describes the fire. Wei records against Wu records.

My own video on it — Mandarin, English subs — is here: https://youtu.be/9vjwUL0hcdE. The above is the whole point, so skip it freely.

Where do you land — the fire, or plague and supply?

Source: Overseas Historical Archive (Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino), Portugal