An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Subtitle: Volume 2. Part 1
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: March 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781402174766
Subjects: China,society,ceremony,travel,tradition,customs of nations; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: HOWEVER difficult or dangerous it had been found for unprotected strangers to penetrate far in China, those who were now entering into it, guarded by the credentials of the sovereign who sent them, and encouraged by him to whom they were proceeding, had nothing to fear for their personal safety.