"The women here are not veiled, and they are not ashamed to show their beauty."

"The Chinese are a people who are very skillful, but they are not religious."

"I saw a man in this city who had a beard so long that it reached his waist. He was a very respected scholar, but I could not help but chuckle."

"The people of this city are very skilled in craftsmanship. They make beautiful pottery and intricate textiles."

"I saw a rhinoceros for the first time near the Indus River. It looked like a huge pig with a horn on its nose, and it was uglier than anything I had ever seen."