Emperor Qianlong, the 18th-century ruler whose reign marked the period's height of territorial advantages and cultural confidence. With a slight gesture, he invites his guests to step into the garden ...

Oxford professor Henrietta Harrison's new research shows that the famous letter from China's Qianlong emperor to Britain's King George III in 1793 was a diplomatic manoeuvre rather than a reflection ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The painting is arranged with ...

The digitization display of The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour opened at the National Museum of China on Dec 28, which marked the official opening of the stationary digital gallery in the ...

Qianlong Emperor, born in 1711, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty, ruling from 1735 to 1796. He was the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng and is remembered as one of the most prosperous and ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Perhaps no emperor in all of China's history, as acclaimed historian Jonathan Spence once wrote, was ...

A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor. The vase was ...

A set of rooms designed by the Emperor Qianlong for his retirement sheds new light on the power and wealth of the Chinese empire at the height of the Qing Dynasty A set of rooms designed by the ...