IIIF Color HighRes
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Citation Information
198 AMONG THE CELESTIALS. [CHAP. VIII.
precisely the same pattern and character as
those in Peking itself, and his official dress was
exactly similar to that of any official in the
heart of China. In whatever part of the
Chinese Empire you visit an official, you
will always find both his residence and his
official dress precisely the same : the loose
blue silk jacket and petticoat, and either the
mushroom hat in summer, or the pork-pie hat
in winter. No change or variation, whether
the office is civil or military. Difference in
rank is shown only by a slightly increased
amount of gold for the higher grades on the
square plate of embroidery in the centre of the
jacket, and by the colour of the button on the
top of the hat.
The Governor of Yarkand received me in
one of his private rooms, and we had a long
conversation together. He had never been to
Peking, and asked-many questions about it, and
about the road by which I had come, which he
said no Chinese officials ever thought of using.
An hour after I had reached the inn again, he
came to make a return call upon me, and in
every way showed a friendly feeling. This
Amban was one of the best governors Yarkand
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