Containing Descriptions, Observations and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen
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John Barrow's Travels in China (1804) offers a detailed account of Chinese life and customs through the eyes of one of imperial Britain's most avid expansionists. Barrow here records his travels with the 1792 embassy of Earl Macartney from Peking (Beijing) to Canton (Guangzou).
