Perhaps northern Europeans of the late 20th century know little about Taiwan, and have little interest in the political or economic situation in mainland China. But over 200 years ago, in the 18th century, everyone in Sweden's royal court, from crown to ministers to officials, found everything about ancient China--from architecture and wallpaper to furniture and utensils--to be beautiful in the extreme.
或許北歐人士對於台灣的現況在此次大選之前不甚熟悉；或許當地許多人也對中國大陸目前的政經情況興趣有限，但對於二百年前、十八世紀的瑞典宮庭，自皇室貴宙至大臣將相，古老中國的建築、壁飾、傢具、器物，無一不是美的極致。