For what purpose would yung wing include this explanation in his text? in 1835, when i was barely seven years of age, my father took me to macao. Upon reaching the school, i was brought before mrs. Gutzlaff. She was the first english lady i had ever seen. Yung wing wanted to illustrate how far away from the city of macao his village was. Yung wing wanted to illustrate how much his english lessons were worth. Yung wing wanted to illustrate how special he was to be educated by an english woman. Yung wing wanted to illustrate how young and impressionable he was.