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  1. Confluence is “Hui” 汇” in Chinese.

  2. Originally named Nandan Park, the park was renamed in Xu’s honor in 1983 on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of his death.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC12126411). Thanks to Ms. Ning Miao and Ms. Danping Sun for their proofreading and guidance in English translation.

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  1. Research Center of Mathematics History and Mathematics Education, Jilin Normal University, 1301 Haifeng Street, Tiexi District, Siping, 136000, Jilin, People’s Republic of China

    Meiyu Qu & Zhuoqun Hu

  2. Office of Academic Research and Research Center of Mathematics History and Mathematics Education, Jilin Normal University, 1301 Haifeng Street, Tiexi District, Siping, 136000, Jilin, People’s Republic of China

    Pengfei Liu

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Qu, M., Hu, Z. & Liu, P. Xu Guangqi in Shanghai. Math Intelligencer 45, 25–30 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-022-10253-3

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