Member’s Publication: Simon Yongjun Zheng 郑永君
Simon Yongjun Zheng 郑永君 2025, A Study on the history of CICM in China and its Dutch-speaking Sinologist Jozef Mullie, 上海古籍出版社

Newly launched publication in China: A Study on the history of CICM in China and its Dutch-speaking Sinologist Jozef Mullie
Simon Yongjun Zheng 郑永君, Researcher at the Verbiest Institute KU Leuven
In no doubt, there are countless fascinating stories about Sino-European encounters that are filled with intriguing characters, and missionary activities played a significant role in it from
very early in history until the early 20th century. The Belgian missionaries, in particular the Flemish, have been mentioned in Chinese sources in a number of ways. Their handwritten
materials, such as the writings of van Rubroeck, Verbiest, and more recent ones of the late 19th century, whose numbers are much greater than their forerunners, provide us with a wealth of information about China from their perspective. Due to this, the Scheut missionaries, a remarkable group of Flemish clergy with a long history of carrying out missions in northern China, captured my attention and piqued my interest, so much so that their works and stories became the focus of my PhD research.… Read more ⤻