When the first International Exhibition opened in London's Hyde Park in 1851, the press introduced the Chinese pavilion as follows: "[ We] need envy nothing that they have, unless it be the abundance of some natural productions, especially silk .... Chinese are so stationary that they may be considered the most ancient workmen on the earth.
西元一八五一年，萬國博覽會在倫敦海德公園揭幕。當地媒體對中國館的介紹是：「中國人的手工挺巧，但是除了絲綢之類豐富的自然產物，沒有任何東西值得我們羨慕。