Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/2/3/13
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/2/3/13
Title
Chinese Misconceptions
Date(s)
- July 1944 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript essay on the apparent misconceptions of the Chinese people, which Beaton has come to recognise during his recent visit to China. In contrast to popular perceptins of the Chinese as enigmatic and reserved, Beaton finds them energetic and jovial. They are also, amongst other things, shrewd realists and excessively well-mannered.