| | 1 | Author: | Der Ling, Princess | Add | | | Title: | Two Years in the Forbidden City  | | | | Published: | 1997 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | MY father and mother, Lord and Lady Yü
Keng, and family, together with our suite consisting
of the First Secretary, Second Secretary,
Naval and Military Attachés, Chancellors, their
families, servants, etc., — altogether fifty-five
people, — arrived in Shanghai on January 2, 1903, on
the S.S. "Annam'' from Paris, where for four
years my father had been Chinese Minister.
Our arrival was anything but pleasant, as the
rain came down in torrents, and we had the
greatest difficulty getting our numerous retinue
landed and safely housed, not to mention the
tons of baggage that had to be looked after.
We had found from previous experience that
none of our Legation people or servants could
be depended upon to do anything when travelling,
in consequence of which the entire charge
devolved upon my mother, who was without
doubt the genius of the party in arranging
matters and straightening out difficulties. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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