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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
Ch'ien Lung had no cause for anxiety on this score; whatever record might leap to light, he never could be shamed.
From The Civilization of China by Giles, Herbert Allen
After some conversation Ch'ien Lung presented him with a valuable pearl, which the old man immediately bestowed upon a beggar he espied among the crowd.
From Historic China, and other sketches by Giles, Herbert Allen
Ch'ien Lung began in 1735 by giving them the alternative of becoming ordinary laymen or of entering a monastery but this drastic measure was considerably modified in the next few years.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Emperors of China— Ch'ien Lung, catalogue enterprise, 69.
From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen
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