The Gobi Desert spans across Mongolia and China. It specifically runs across northwestern and northern China and Southern Mongolia. The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia and is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean from reaching the Gobi territory. The Gobi is most notable for it being the location for several important cities in the Silk Road and as part of the Great Mongol Empire.
The Doctrina Christiana (English: Christian Doctrine) was an early book on the Catholic Catechism, written in 1593 by Fray Juan de Plasencia, and is believed to be one of the earliest printed books in the Philippines. The book was printed on paper made from mulberry.
