Abstract: This paper examines Choson envoys experiences of the Yuanming Yuan to explain their views of Qing dynasty． Choson envoys had not previously experienced the type of ritual activity they found in the Yuanming Yuan． Ｒelying on Confucian ideas and their own cultural self-identity as Little China they assumed the Yuanming Yuan was as an entertainment garden for Qing emperors such as Epang Palace．But，as Choson envoys began to participate in the ritual activities at the Yuanming Yuan after 1782，they saw the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty manifested in the Yuanming Yuan． Their views of the palace also changed from negative to positive．However，in October 1860，British and French troops destroyed the Yuanming Yuan．Thus，the image of the Yuanming Yuan changed from the prosperity of Qing Dynasty to the symbol of its decline in the eyes of Choson envoys．