Readers may have noticed that some of the characters in An Exchange of Two Flowers have multiple names (their common name, formal name, English name, Chinese name). Here is a handy reference list to help keep everyone straight!

Character Guide

Captain Charles Elliot - Yi Lu
Chief Superintendent of British Trade

Lin Zexu
High Commissioner

Lancelot Dent - Dian Di
British merchant and principal partner of Whiteman, Dent & Brightman

Howqua - Wu Bingjian
Chief cantonese merchant and head of the Cohong

Mowqua - Lu Guangheng
Former head of the Cohong

Deng Tingzhen
Governor-General of Guangdong Province

Guang Xie
Commandant of Police

Pao Jian
Lin Zexu’s friend

Pao Tengzhou
Pao Jian’s son

Chen Saizen
Pao Jian’s daughter-in-law

Charles King
American merchant