Thursday, March 14, 2013

Qianlong point of view

The point of view of this document is one of condescension. Qianlong has this point of view because he has been raised in isolation in the Forbidden City and is constantly told that he is the "Son of Heaven". He sees England as a lower, less-advanced nation who is not worthy of constant trade with his great "Celestial Empire"

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