Whereas Chinese craftsmen once made things of such high quality, recent attempts by European museums to send people to China to try to obtain reproductions have failed since the level of quality has fallen well below that of two hundred years ago.
中國工匠的巧手曾經做出精緻又實惠的藝術品，而今某些歐洲博物館試到中國大陸訂製紀念品，卻不能與兩百年前相比。