Ch'ien Lung
noun
Kao Tsung, 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
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Ch'ien Lung
American
[chyen loong]
/ ˈtʃyɛn ˈlʊŋ /
(Pinyin)
Kien Lung
noun
Ch'ien-lung
British
/ tʃɪˈænˈlɒŋ /
noun
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Sixty years have passed since Gustaf made his first purchase: a hexagonal famille rose dish of the Ch'ien Lung period.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are the dynastic histories of China, in a uniform edition published in the year 1747, under the auspices of the famous Emperor Ch'ien Lung, who himself contributed a Preface.
From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen
Emperors of China— Ch'ien Lung, catalogue enterprise, 69.
From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen
An edition by Ch'ien Lung is mentioned by some authors.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
We have read of a lame old priest so renowned for self-denying liberality that the great Emperor Ch'ien Lung actually paid him a visit.
From Historic China, and other sketches by Giles, Herbert Allen
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