View of a castle, Described as being near the city of Tien-sin. Within the battlements is a building to shelter sentinels on duty, one of them beating a gong to announce to the garrison the approach of a vicerly or mandarin of rank.Within the parapet a lantern is suspended and an imperial standard is flown. Image taken from The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Originally published in William Miller: London, 1805.