本书内容涉及中国的政治法律、财政税收、农业外贸、科学技术、民情风俗、妇女家庭、宗教信仰、绘画建筑、语言文学、天文医学等方面，简直可称为“中国百科全书”。因此，此书一出就大受欢迎，很快被被译成德文、法文出版，并被经常引用，成为当时欧洲人有关中国的重要考书之一。巴罗的思考当中不乏中肯精到的见解，也免不了误会和偏颇。但总而言之，此书为我们了解历史上第一个英国访华使团之行的深远影响、了解当年西人眼中的中国，提供了一个不同凡响的文本。

Follow the lives of the elderly survivors who were forced into sex slavery as “Comfort Women” by the Japanese during World War II. At the time of filming, only 22 of these women were still alive to tell their story. Through their own personal histories and perspectives, they tell a tale that should never be forgotten to generations unaware of the brutalization that occurred.