Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright Page / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- Motto / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- Abbreviations / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- Introduction / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- The Acta Pekinensia—September 1706 to December 1707 / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- Major Headings and Subheadings / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- Compendium of the Acta Pekinensia for 1705 and 1706 / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [401] September [1706] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [446] October [1706] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [454] November [1706] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [473] December [1706] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [499] Year 1707 January / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [511] February [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [520] March [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [549] April [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [606] May [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [645] June 1707 / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [685] July [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [703] August [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [717] September [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [737] October [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [787] November [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- [807] December [1707] / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Kilian Stumpf, SJ -- General Index / Kilian Stumpf, SJ.

The Acta Pekinensia is a Latin manuscript found in the Jesuit Roman Archives. It is a record of the papal legation to China of Charles Maillard de Tournon, from his arrival in China to his death in Macau. It was compiled by Kilian Stumpf, a German Jesuit missionary/scientist serving at the court of the Kangxi Emperor of China. Stumpf was in a privileged position to record day by day the events of this crucial episode not only in the history of Christianity in China but in Chinese-Western relations. This annotated translation provides a full documentation and an acute and lively commentary on the clash of values which resulted in the failure of the legation and the condemnation of Chinese Rites.