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A fact from He Tianzhang appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 March 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that although the Jesuit missionary He Tianzhang despised his "sad Chinese appearance", it allowed him to circumvent the Qing's ban on Christianity and enter China?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 23:29, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that though the Jesuit missionary He Tianzhang despised his "sad Chinese appearance", it allowed him to circumvent the Qing's ban on Christianity and enter China? Source:
"sad Chinese appearance" came from Pina, Isabel Murta (2013). ""Hand and Feet of Us All": Chinese and Mixed Parentage Jesuits from the China Mission (1589–1689)" (PDF). In Yu Taishan; Li Jingxiu (eds.). 絲瓷之路——古代中外關係史研究 [The Road of Silk and Chinaware: Studies on the History of Ancient China-Foreign Relations]. Beijing: 商務印書館 (Commercial Press). ISBN 978-7-100-09902-8. The fact that He Tianzhang reentered China because he was Chinese-looking came from pp. 65–66, Witek, John W. (2009). "Confucian practices and Christian principles in the Qing period: A Jesuit pastor, Francis Xavier do Rosario He Tianzhang (1667-1736)". In Philip Vanhaelemeersch; Rachel Lu Yan (eds.). Silent force: Native converts in the Catholic China mission. Leuven: Ferdinand Verbiest Institute. pp. 59–73. ISBN 978-90-814-3650-2.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cisco (wine)
- Comment: Too funny to leave a comment.

Created by TheLonelyPather (talk). Self-nominated at 19:07, 26 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/He Tianzhang; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

New enough, long enough, well-sourced, no copyright or neutrality concern identified, hook is interesting & cited, QPQ completed. Thanks for a great article! ~ W9793 (talk)