Jesuitische Missionare in China fanden ein »4320 volume work«, das auf Grund Kaiserlichen Erlasses erstellt wurde und das gesamte Wissen sammeln sollte:
The Earth was shaken to its foundations. The sky sank lower toward the north. The sun, moon, and stars changed their motions. The Earth fell to pieces and the waters in its bosom rushed upward with violence and overflowed the Earth. Man had rebelled against the high gods, and the system of the Universe was in disorder