Nicolas StandaertNicolas Standaert is professor of sinology at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Among his publications are The Intercultural Weaving of Historical Texts: Chinese and European Stories about Emperor Ku and His Concubines (Brill, 2016), OxfordBibliographies in Renaissance and Reformation China and Europe, 1550-1800 (Oxford University Press, 2012), and The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe (University of Washington Press, 2008). Read More Read Less