"The Chinese are a people who do not have shame, and they do not care about their honor."

"The houses in this land are made of mud and straw, and they are very small. I had to bend over to enter them."

"Their women do not veil themselves, and they are not ashamed."

"I saw a man in this city who had a third eye on his forehead. He was a very wise man, and people came from far and wide to seek his counsel."

"The people of this city are very strange. They eat rice with their hands, and they do not use spoons or forks like us."