In 1793, the 58th year of Qianlong's reign, the British emissary Macartney went down on one knee before the emperor to present him with a letter written personally by the British monarch, along with two pocket watches of gold and diamonds.
乾隆五十八年（一七九三年），英國大使馬嘎爾尼到中國覲見皇帝，他單腳下跪，向乾隆呈上英皇親筆書信，並致贈鑲鑽金表兩枚。