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The Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall (徐光启纪念馆) is a memorial and museum for the 17th-century
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Xu Guangqi
Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i (April 24, 1562– November 8, 1633), also known by his baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty. Xu was a colleague and collaborato ...
. It is located besides the
tomb of Xu Guangqi in Guangqi Park (光启公园),
Xujiahui
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Xuhui District
Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 982,200 as of 2008.
The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic area of Xujiahui. Xujiahui was historically land owned by Ming dyn ...
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Shanghai
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China. Formerly Nandan Park (南丹公园), the park was renamed in 1983 for the 350th anniversary of Xu Guangqi's death.
See also
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Tomb of Xu Guangqi
References
Gallery
File:Entrance to the Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall.jpg, Entrance to the Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall.
File:Letter of Xu Quangxi to the King of Portugal in Latin.jpg, Letter of Xu Quangxi to the King of Portugal, in Portuguese.
File:Cook Xu's words.jpg, Xu Guangxi's work on military matters ''Cook Xu's words''.
Xu Guangqi
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