The Cantonese Christian Who Translated the Opium War

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The Cantonese Christian Who Translated the Opium War

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life and work of Liang Afa — the first Chinese Protestant evangelist and a pivotal figure in the Opium Wars' intellectual landscape. They discuss how his Chinese translation of the Bible, printed with movable type in Malacca, influenced Hong Xiuquan's Taiping ideology. They also examine his role as a printer for Robert Morrison and William Milne, his arrest by Qing authorities in 1834, and his subsequent escape to Macau. The conversation touches on the Liang family's legacy in Hong Kong, the spread of Christian texts in Guangdong, and the unexpected connection between missionary printing presses and the Taiping Rebellion. #LiangAfa #RobertMorrison #WilliamMilne #HongXiuquan #TaipingRebellion #FirstChineseProtestant #Malacca #Macau #Canton #Guangdong #GoodWordsExhortingtheAge #LondonMissionarySociety #MovableType #OpiumWars #19thCenturyChina #MissionaryHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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