1440, it was time of the Ming dynasty ruling china, and the Temple Name of the emperor was Yingzong. One day, the emperor of Yingzong was inviting the ambassadors to dinner who were from all over west nations such as British, France, Germany and so on. After dinner, the servants found that all of the dishes were gone. The incident had scared all the servants because all of the dishes which used on the dinner were very beautiful and valuable. If some of them were lost or damage, maybe all the servants who involved in the incident would be killed by the rules. After investigation, the servants found out that the disappeared dishes had been stolen by the guests (ambassadors), they had hiden the dishes inside their clothes after eating the foods. In that time, Chinese porcelain were very valuable in the world, all west person who came from the patrician family would like to collect Chinese porcelain which was only for Chinese King using would be more valuable.
You may not laugh at this story, but it's a true story.
2007-11-12
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