. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. ers all the purposes of a palace for occasions of ceremony. Itwas in a hall or pavilion of this kind, raised within sight of the river, thatthe gendemen of the embassy were received by the viceroy of Pe-che-le,with all the attention due to their rank, and the well-bred politeness thatgenerally characterizes the manners of a Chinese gentleman. It is remarked by Lord Macartney, that men of rank, in China, appear totreat their domestics with a degree of kindness and condescension seldommet w
. Pictorial history of China and India; comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. ers all the purposes of a palace for occasions of ceremony. Itwas in a hall or pavilion of this kind, raised within sight of the river, thatthe gendemen of the embassy were received by the viceroy of Pe-che-le,with all the attention due to their rank, and the well-bred politeness thatgenerally characterizes the manners of a Chinese gentleman. It is remarked by Lord Macartney, that men of rank, in China, appear totreat their domestics with a degree of kindness and condescension seldommet with in Europe. In the higher walks of life, the customs of societywere found not to be devoid of the elegance and refinement of the mostpolished circles of Europe; as, for instance, the viceroy of Pe-che-le, whoseadvanced age made it extremely inconvenient to him to go on board theyachts, returned the embassadors visit by being carried down to the shorein a chair, and sending an officer to the boat to present his visiting ticket,which is exactly the same thing in China as leaving a card in London. The. The Britisl) ! llie Visliing Ticket of the Viceroy of Pe che-le. THE MANTCHOW DYNASTY—KIEN-LONG: 1735-95. 113 Chinese visiting tickets, however, are large sheets of crimson paper, foldedlike a screen, the name and title of the visiter being written down the Tien-sing, the embassy proceeded to Tong-soo, a city distant fromPeking about twelve miles, where the whole party landed ; and as it wasnecessary to remain there a few days, a Budhist temple was prepared fortheir accommodation, the bonzes being obliged to remove for the time toanother monastery in the neighborhood, with the exception of one, whowas left to watch over the lamps at the shrine. These temples are alwaysused as hotels on all occasions connected with the government, but thepriests are not required to furnish the guests with entertainment as well aslodging, their table being suppli
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