We have good reason to believe that in the 1770s ,
We have good reason to believe that in the 1770s ,
this boy from China attended Sevenoaks School . His benefactor was John Frederick Sackville , 3rd Duke of Dorset , and his name was Huang Ya Dong . A portrait painted by Joshua Reynolds hangs at Knole House and the British Museum holds this engraving .
Today , Chinese nationals are still making their way here , as are students with roots in all these countries :
America Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bulgaria Burma Canada China Croatia Cyprus Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Guernsey Holland Hungary India Ireland Italy Japan Jersey Kazakhstan
Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Uganda Ukraine Wales