En 1792, Lord Macartney entame une mission diplomatique en Chine pour tenter de négocier un accord commercial avec l'Empire du Milieu. Jean-Henri Castéra, l'un de ses accompagnateurs, rédige ce récit de voyage dans lequel il décrit les us et coutumes de la Chine impériale du XVIIIème siècle. Ce livre passionnant offre une plongée inédite dans l'histoire de l'Asie.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.