The documentary talk about the story of Matteo Ricci, the first Italian who promoted the Western scientific knowledge in China and presented China to Italy through its publications. The places linked to his life are re-proposed through the research of Prof. Francesco Maglioccola, professor of the Engineering Department of the Parthenope University, during his teaching activity at the Faculty of Architecture of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (one of the first ten universities in China) and during lessons for the Summer School in Beijing.
The documentary about Matteo Ricci (also mentioned by the Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping) was made in English with Chinese subtitles from the official TV of the city of Shaoguan, in the south of China and broadcast via satellite throughout the Chinese territory from the Guandong TV.
The documentary was shot partly in China at ShaoZhou, Wuhan, Beijing, and small Chinese villages, and partly in Rome, Naples, Macerata and Firenza.