The sin of stagnation It is interesting to ponder that the Chinese room in Europe started with the sketches brought back by the Dutch mission to Peking, and finished with the pictures brought back by the British mission. The images in the Brighton Pavilion reveal both the impression of the former and the appearance of the latter.
歐洲的中國廂房，起自荷使入京沿路所繪的速寫畫片，又終於英使朝貢帶回來的中國風情畫；布萊頓別宮裡的中國意象，既有前者的影子，也有後者的樣貌。