Visit of the Ricci Institute in San Francisco

Tuesday, 8th May 2012, I visited the Ricci Institute at San Francisco University

Some impressions below:

San Francisco University, Main Building

Adam Schall von Bell, SJ

Scholar's hat on the stand 

© picture: Malatesta, Edward J. and Zhiyu, Gao:

Zhalan - The oldest Christian Cemetery in Beijing

Macau 1995, ISBN 972-35-0213-5

Brother Paul Ren with Guāpímào - 瓜皮帽

© picture: Malatesta, Edward J. and Zhiyu, Gao:

Zhalan - The oldest Christian Cemetery in Beijing

Macau 1995, ISBN 972-35-0213-5

Parish priests with Guāpímào - 瓜皮帽

© picture: Malatesta, Edward J. and Zhiyu, Gao:

Zhalan - The oldest Christian Cemetery in Beijing

Macau 1995, ISBN 972-35-0213-5

Bishop Mouly wearing a Jijin

Mao-Tzû or the Chinese "小瓜帽"

In Chinese the skullcap is normally called 瓜皮帽  -  Guā Pí Mào
瓜 means melon
皮 means skin
帽 means cap

> Cap made of the skin of a (half) melon

"小瓜帽"  -  Mao-Tzû means cap for the priest

[Please remember that the Italian word "zucchetto" for pileolus (soli deo) comes from "zucchetta" which means baby gourd (to cover the big gourd/head).]

The Catholic missonary Josef Freinademetz wearing a black  小瓜帽 (Mao-Tzû)

with a black twisted knot on the top.

Missonary Auguste Schüttgen wearing a black  小瓜帽 (Mao-Tzû)

with a black twisted knot on the top and Elisabeth Bäumer of the Allianz-Mission

Black  小瓜帽 (Mao-Tzû) with a black twisted knot on the top

Black  小瓜帽 (Mao-Tzû) with a red-purple twisted knot on the top

Black  小瓜帽 (Mao-Tzû) with a red twisted knot on the top