First-Year Seminar: Traveling to China and Traveling from China in the Premodern World.

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Reading records written by various travelers - merchants, missionaries, pilgrims, nomads, and diplomats - this course examines cross-cultural and transregional interactions premodern Chinese had with the broader world through the lens of travel. In addition to reading and discussion, students will create digital itinerary maps based on the primary sources.