{"id":1032,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:37:53","slug":"qinglong-emperor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"Qinglong Emperor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Qianlong Emperor<br \/>\n(25\/9\/1711 &#8211; 7\/2\/1799)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/QL-no-moustache.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"240\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/chien-lung.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei', sans-serif;\">\u4e7e\u9686\u5e1d (lasting eminence)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Strong; Intense\/grand\/prosperous\/eminently thriving; Emperor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Qianglong <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchu_people\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Manchu<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/enacademic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/164045#Family\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Family tree<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2023%20pics\/Precious%20Prince-lopx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/QL+conc-Empress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visiontimes.com\/2019\/09\/27\/the-most-virtuous-empress-of-the-qing-dynasty.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Cherished<\/span><\/a> Empress <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Xiaoxianchun\">Xiaoxianchun<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n(Lady Fuca Rongyin: Mu-28\/3\/12-8\/4\/48)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/QL-emperor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hongli became <a href=\"https:\/\/en.dpm.org.cn\/EXPLORE\/ming-qing\/2015-02-06\/15.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Emperor Qianlong<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2023%20pics\/QL-entronement-lopx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qianlong_Emperor\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Qianlong Emperor before abdication<\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Qianlong_Emperor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Only 10 sons &amp; 17 daughters reached adulthood<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TDYhARiwd14\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2023%20pics\/10-perfect-victories-lopx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jO77wxfQ6SM\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/General-Fuk'anggan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"231\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuk%27anggan\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">General Fuk&#8217;anggan<\/span><\/a> (Mu-1753-1796)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/FC-Priv-qrtrs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Consort-palace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2024-pics\/consort%20ranking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NPQdiCwTots\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Some of<\/span><\/a> his 29 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruyi%27s_Royal_Love_in_the_Palace\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">concubines, consorts, etc.<\/span><\/a> are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Ruyi-ascending-Queen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Step_Empress_Ulanara.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"296\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworldofchinese.com\/2018\/09\/hair-razing\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Step-Empress<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoifa-Nara,_the_Step_Empress\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hoifa-Nara<\/span><\/a> (Mu-11\/3\/18-19\/8\/66)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Consort_Dun_of_Qianlong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consort_Dun\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Consort Dun<\/span><\/a> (Mu-27\/3\/46-6\/3\/1806)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Princess_HeXiao_Ku_Lun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"257\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gurun_Princess_Hexiao\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Princess Hexaio<\/span><\/a> (Mu-2\/4\/75-13\/10\/1823), <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2023%20pics\/Pr-Hexiao.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">the 10th\u00a0and youngest daughter of Qianlong + Consort Dun<br \/>\nwas married to the eldest son of Heshen<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Heshen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"166\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heshen\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Heshen<\/span><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sNGj8w8Hldw&amp;ab_channel=CHINA%26WORLDHISTORY\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mu-1\/7\/50-22\/2\/99<\/span><\/a>)<br \/>\nas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wZm28GGs3fQ&amp;ab_channel=\u00e8\u00a1\u0152\u00e8\u00b5\u00b0\u00e4\u00b8\u2013\u00e7\u2022\u0152\u00e7\u0161\u201e\u00e5\u0152\u2014\u00e4\u00ba\u00ac\u00e8\u20ac\u0081\u00e5\u02c6\u02dc\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dynasty Treasurer<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n(member of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Niohuru\">Niohuru clan)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Cave%20of%20mysterious%20clouds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"150\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Fu-stele-HeShen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.pgm.org.cn\/2023-05\/10\/c_884920.htm#:~:text=The%20stele%20is%20a%207.9,Dynasty%20(1644-1911).\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fu character stele<\/span><\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/attraction\/beijing\/prince_gong.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">cave built by Heshen<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Empr-Xiaoyichun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Lady Wei -Yingluo (Mu-23\/10\/27-28\/2\/75)<br \/>\nConsort Ling became <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Xiaoyichun\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Empress Xiaoyichun<\/span><\/a>,<br \/>\nafter Yongyan, her son, was<br \/>\nenthroned as the Jiaqing Emperor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Noble_Consort_Xin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Noble_Consort_Xin\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Xin<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Mu-26\/6\/37-28\/5\/64)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Concubines.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empress_Xiaoyichun\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Consort_ChonHui-of-Su-family.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enacademic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/11541819\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Chonhui of Su family<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n(Han-13\/6\/13-2\/6\/60)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Noble_Consort_Ying.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Noble_Consort_Ying\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Ying<\/span><\/a> (Mngl-7\/3\/31-14\/3\/1800)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Noble_Consort_Wan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dowager_Noble_Consort_Wan\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Wan<\/span><\/a> (Han-1\/2\/17-10\/3\/1807)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Noble_Consort_Xun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enacademic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/4186729\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Xun<\/span><\/a> (Mu-29\/10\/58-10\/1\/98)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Consort_Shu-Yehonara(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consort_Shu\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Consort Shu &#8211; Yehenara<\/span><\/a> (Mu-7\/7\/28-4\/7\/77)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2022%20pics\/QL-family.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Consort_Rong_Manchu_Clothes.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rong_Fei\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Consort Rong<\/span><\/a> (Uygr-11\/10\/34-24\/5\/88)<br \/>\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/enacademic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/805618\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fragrant Concubine<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Noble%20Lady%20Shun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enacademic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/4186849\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Shun &#8211; Niohuru<\/span><\/a> (Mu-1748-1788)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Noble%20Consort%20Huixian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Noble_Consort_Huixian\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Huixian &#8211; Gaogiya<\/span><\/a> (Mu-1711-1745)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/NC-Shujia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Noble_Consort_Shujia\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Shujia &#8211; Gingiya<\/span><\/a> (Ko-1713-1755)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/NC-Qinggong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Noble_Consort_Qinggong\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Noble Consort Qinggong &#8211; Lu<\/span><\/a> (Han-1724-1774)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Ql+concubines.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Based on the historical documents, Qianlong had two main meals per day. His breakfast was at around 6 a.m. and dinner at 2 p.m. But right after he woke up at 4 a.m., he would usually have a snack \u2013 such as bird\u2019s nest soup \u2013 before his morning meal and work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">At night, as he went through reports and requests from all over the country, he\u2019d have another bite to eat at 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. \u2013 often consisting of eight to 10 small dishes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Tatar-horse-as%20tribute.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"144\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Tatar horse offered as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ten_Thousand_Nations_Coming_to_Pay_Tribute\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">tribute<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">He usually dined alone except for the snack time at night, when he might be dining with a consort he was going to sleep with. To dine and sleep well \u2013 so he could produce offspring \u2013 were also two main tasks for the emperor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The majority of (the emperors) grew up in a highly disciplined environment, their diet was supposed to be healthy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/QL-shoushan-stone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"222\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/Statue-Qianlong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"222\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/QL-statue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"222\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Shoushan stone<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">The Emperor was also a passionate poet and essayist and over 43,200 poems and over 1300 pieces of prose are recorded in his collected writings. Qianlong wrote more poetry in his lifetime than all the poets in the Tang dynasty (618-906) combined, a dynasty known for its Golden age of poetry:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/QL-writing_poem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"185\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/QL-vase-poems.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In 1796, Emperor Qianlong abdicated and appointed the crown prince to succeed his throne. His successor then designated Qianlong as the Supreme Ruler (Taishanghuang):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/QL-Abdication-edict.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"119\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">In the above abdication edict, Qianlong not only proclaimed the successor, but also concluded the achievements during his reign. Instead of retiring with the abdication, Emperor Qianlong maintained his grip on power with this new title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/QL-seal-tools.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"118\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"?p=1038\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qianlong Emperor (25\/9\/1711 &#8211; 7\/2\/1799) \u00a0\u00a0 \u4e7e\u9686\u5e1d (lasting eminence) Strong; Intense\/grand\/prosperous\/eminently thriving; Emperor Qianglong Manchu Family tree Cherished Empress Xiaoxianchun (Lady Fuca Rongyin: Mu-28\/3\/12-8\/4\/48) Hongli became Emperor Qianlong: Qianlong Emperor before abdication: Only 10 sons &amp; 17 daughters reached adulthood General Fuk&#8217;anggan (Mu-1753-1796) Some of his 29 concubines, consorts, etc. are: Step-Empress Hoifa-Nara (Mu-11\/3\/18-19\/8\/66) Consort&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1173,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions\/1173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}