公元1793年,也就是乾隆五十八年夏天,英国派出的第一个访华使团到达中国。英国人对这个神秘的国度充满好奇。他们相信,中国就像《马可·波罗游记》中所写的那样,黄金遍地,人人都身穿绫罗绸缎。然而,一登上中国的土地,他们马上发现了触目惊心的贫困。贫困令人触目惊心清王朝雇用了许多老百姓来到英国使团的船上,为英国人端茶倒水,扫地做饭。 In 1793 AD, the 58th summer of Qianlong, the first British mission to China arrived in China. The British are curious about this mysterious country. They believe that China is like the “Marco Polo Travels” written in gold everywhere, everyone wearing silk satin. However, as soon as they boarded the land in China, they immediately discovered the terrifying poverty. Poverty was shocking The Qing dynasty hired many people to the British mission on board the ship, pouring water for the British people, sweeping cooking.