According to a new book on the history of European wallpaper, it was in the late 17th century, when European craftsmen were struggling to achieve a coherent approach to wall surfaces, that Chinese hand-painted wallpaper first arrived in London.
十七世紀末葉，當歐洲工匠們還在「處心積慮地設法經營牆面」的時候，根據一本新近出版的歐洲壁紙專書所形容：中國手繪壁紙抵達了倫敦。