424 years ago today, on January 24, 1601 (December 21, 1600, the lunar calendar), Matteo Ricci came to Beijing, China, to spread Christianity. On May 18, 1600 (the 28th year of Wanli), Matteo Ricci went to Beijing again with Father Didacede Pantoja and prepared gifts for the emperor, and arrived in Beijing on January 24, 1601. The presentation of self-ringing bells, the Bible, the "Atlas of the Countries", and the Atlantic piano has won the trust of the Ming Shenzong Sect. In the same year, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict allowing Matteo Ricci and others to live in Beijing for a long time. However, the court of China did not notice that Matteo Ricci lived in Beijing for a long time to spread Christianity. Later, Matteo Ricci made friends with China scholar-officials in Beijing through his rich knowledge of East and West. He often talks with guests about God, soul, heaven, and hell. At the same time, new books were compiled, including "Twenty Five Words" written in Chinese, which were respected by many China intellectuals. By 1605, 200 people in Beijing believed in Catholicism, and several of them were ministers. The most famous one among them and the most influential one later was Xu Guangqi, a Hanlin who was born in a Jinshi. On May 11, 1610 (38th year of Wanli), Matteo Ricci died of illness in Beijing and was buried in Erligou outside Pingze Gate. Before his death, Nicolas Longlbardi was appointed to take over the church. Matteo Ricci (October 6, 1552-May 11, 1610) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar. He came to live in China in 1583 (Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty). His original name is literally translated in Chinese as Mateo Leach, and Matteo Ricci is his Chinese name, named Xitai, also known as Qingtai and Xijiang. In China, he was respected by scholar-officials and respectfully called "Confucian Scholars of Thailand." He was one of the pioneers of Catholic missionary work in China and the first Western scholar to read China literature and study China classics. In addition to spreading Catholic teachings, he also made extensive contacts with China officials and celebrities to spread Western scientific and technological knowledge such as astronomy, mathematics, and geography. His writings not only made important contributions to China-West exchanges, but also had an important impact on Japan and countries on the Korean Peninsula in understanding Western civilization.