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North of the lakes there are hiking trails in the Garden of Ten Thousand Trees (Wanahuyuan), where Emperor Qianlong gave an audience in 1793 to the first British ambassador to set foot in China, Lord Macartney.
It was here that Kangxi’s grandson, Emperor Qinalong, received the first official delegation from the West ever to visit China, a British team headed by Lord Macartney in 1793.
And it was here that Lord Macartney refused to kow-tow (bow) before the emperor, ending any hopes for a peaceful opening of the door to trade in the 18th century.