利玛窦是1582年8月7日到澳门,并于1583年9月赴肇庆。他在中国度过了他的后半生。在长达20多年的中国传教生涯中,他写了不少著作,也往欧洲写了不少信。他的信件与著作,对增进当时的欧洲乃至后来的世界对中国的认识发挥了巨大作用。中国对耶稣会的态度明代中国对耶稣会的态度在并不开放。自利玛窦初到中国时起,他便感受到中国对耶稣会传教的抵触。利玛窦在1584年9月13日 Ricci arrived in Macao on August 7, 1582 and went to Zhaoqing in September 1583. He spent his second half in China. In more than 20 years of Chinese missionary career, he wrote a lot of books, but also wrote a lot of letters to Europe. His letters and writings played a great role in promoting the understanding of China in Europe and later in the world. China’s Attitude Towards the Jesuits China’s attitude toward the Jesuits in the Ming Dynasty was not open. Since Ricci’s arrival in China, he felt that China was opposed to the Jesuit mission. Ricci on September 13, 1584