It was Matteo Ricci, an Italian missionary who arrived in Beijing in 1601 with a telescope and a map of the world, and also translated the Four Books into Latin. Then a succession of missionaries came east, systematically introducing knowledge of physics and other natural sciences, and translating the Pentateuch and other canonical texts into Latin. Under their guidance, scholars such as Xu Guangqi began to study and introduce Western science and technology.

Ricci Ricci (October 6, 1552 - May 11, 1610), known as Xitai, also known as Qingtai and Xijiang. He was an Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar. He came to China as a missionary during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Its original name in Chinese directly translated as Matteo Ricci, Matteo Ricci is his Chinese name, Wang Yinglin compiled the "Ricci Tablet Records" on the said: "Wanli gengcheng there are Thai and Western Confucian Matteo Ricci, No. Xitai, friends of the generation of a number of people, sailing 90,000 miles, sightseeing in China."

Matthew Ricci was one of the earliest pioneers of the Catholic mission in China, and the first Western scholar to read Chinese literature and delve into the Chinese canon. He spread Catholic doctrine through the identity of "Western monks" and "Chinese writing", and made friends with Chinese officials and celebrities, spreading Western scientific and technological knowledge of astronomy, mathematics, geography, etc. His writings not only made an important contribution to the exchange between the East and the West, but also made an important contribution to the exchange between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, as well as to the development of the Chinese culture. His writings not only made an important contribution to Sino-Western exchanges, but also had a significant impact on the understanding of Western civilization in Japan and the Korean Peninsula.