Xi and first lady visit British royal collections' Chinese items

Updated: 2015-10-21 10:32

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Xi and first lady visit British royal collections' Chinese items

This photograph is of Guo Songtao, the 1st Chinese Ambassador who arrived in Southampton from Shanghai in January 1877. The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom was the first diplomatic abroad mission Chinese history. [Photo/Royal Collection Trust]