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#4 – 10 Things you (probably) didn’t know about China at the Treaty of Versailles

Posted: May 15th, 2014 | No Comments »

#4 – The Chinese negotiators at Versailles drank tea and ate the finest home made macarons….

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During the long negotiating sessions the Chinese drank endless cups of tea provided at all the conference’s sessions, and ate superbly dainty macarons supplied by the Quai d’Orsay’s excellent kitchens.

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