Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps ix
4. A Note to the Reader xi
5. Prologue: A Clash of Cultures? 1
6. Chapter 1 The Center 16
7. Chapter 2 The Amateur 22
8. Chapter 3 Man Proposes, God Disposes 28
9. Chapter 4 The Delta 34
10. Chapter 5 Canton 46
11. Chapter 6 A Dreadful Prospect 61
12. chapter 7 The Imperial Way 74
13. Chapter 8 A Walk into Winter 93
14. Chapter 9 Beijing 124
15. Chapter 10 Ice Games 133
16. Chapter 11 Favored Guests of the Emperor 147
17. Chapter 12 A New Year 160
18. Chapter 13 The Purple Ray Pavilion, A Good Death, A Tour of Temples 172
19. Chapter 14 Stately Pleasure Gardens 180
20. Chapter 15 The Lantern Festival 194
21. Chapter 16 Goodbye, Beijing 208
22. Chapter 17 By Land through Beizhili and Shandong 216
23. Chapter 18 Sailing into Spring 227
24. Chapter 19 Zhejiang and Jiangxi 246
25. Chapter 20 An Uncertain Future 267
26. Conclusions: A Contested Embassy and the History of Sino-Western Relations 292
27. Acknowledgments 309
28. A Note on Place Names, Transliterations, Terms, and Sources 315
29. Abbreviations 321
30. Notes 325
31. Index 399
32. A note on the type 409