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Letter on Eastern writing and China manners inside Pekin academy
A satirical exchange recounts a European guest at a Pekin ceremonial academy who is mocked for Western pretensions to Chinese etiquette. He describes chairs, chopsticks, and pilaf misalignments amid a parade of scholars, authors, and a mix of East and West nitpicks, ending with a retreat from the social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lien Chi Ahangi
Fum Hoam
Pekin
China
England
London
Heales
Europe
Secance
Quamfi
Moon
Boulfaouris
Bomek
Heaven
Baku
Ebenben-bolo
Bar
Benderabaffi
East
Peru
Siam
College of Mapread
Cochin China
Pegu
Tonquin
Paris
Canton