UMary Allen
Ngokwesiko, uBuddha wayehambisana nemidlwane yamabhubesi amancane, aphenduka amabhubesi phambi kwezitha. Izithombe zobumba kanye ne-jade ziwubufakazi besiko lamakhulu eminyaka. Izinja zesigodlo sase-Peking zabona ukudlondlobala kwazo oBukhosini baseManchu (1644-1912), lapho kuye kwasinda khona izithombe eziningi ezinhle zamaPekingese ajwayelekile.
Zakhuliswa ngokucophelela okukhulu futhi ikakhulukazi zihlonishwa umbusi wokugcina. Kwakungacatshangwa ukuthi umuntu waseYurophu, owaziwa ngokuthi "udeveli omhlophe", angaba nenja enjalo. Lapho i-diplomacy iyala ukuba inikezwe, inja yabulawa ingilazi ephukile ngaphambi kokuba ifike lapho yayiya khona.
Lapho amaNgisi enqoba iBeijing ngo-1860, athola imidlwane emi-5 eyayihalelwa esigodlweni. Indlovukazi uVictoria yathola eyodwa njengesipho. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, amaPekingese abe yingxenye ebalulekile yenja yesiNgisi. Amakhophi okuqala avela eJalimane ngo-1900.
Ngobuntu, i-Pekingese ifana nekati kunenja, kusho abangane bakhe abaningi. Eqinisweni, inja encane iyazethemba, inesibindi, yenza ngamabomu futhi ayizithobi. Enobungane, enothando futhi enothando, lapho ezizwa ethanda, akaniki noma ubani uthando lwakhe.
Ibhubesi elincane, elithulile liyashesha ngokumangalisayo futhi liyalwa ngezinye izikhathi kodwa alinaso isidingo esikhulu sokugijima. Okuningi okwenja yomuntu oyedwa kanye nenja yomndeni encane.
Amehlo amakhulu aphumayo ayazwela, ikhala elifushane libangela ukuphefumula. Ijazi eliluhlaza lezinwele lidinga ukunakekelwa okubanzi.
Ngezansi uzothola ama-tattoos wenja ye-Pekingese angcono kakhulu ayi-10:
