In this wide-ranging collection of essays on emotions, the social history of China, international relations of the empire, philosophy and literature volume numerous well-known scholars, among which L.Lanciotti, A. Levy, M. Galik, W. Kubin, M. Dolezelova-Velingerova, pay their tribute to their friend the sinologist Paolo Santangelo, reflecting the wide scope of his research interests over the past decades. A must-read for all those who take an interest the field of the humanities in and on China.