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Qianlong Emperor
7 quotes
“By patronizing the Yellow Church we maintain peace among the Mongols. This being an important task we cannot but protect this (religion). (In doing so) we do not show any bias, nor do we wish to adulate the Tibetan priests as (was done during the) Yuan dynasty.”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1792 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inscription on the Lama Shuo stele in 1792 in the Yonghe Gong temple in Beijing
“Foreigners appreciate only military power. . . . Thus, they submit to us wholeheartedly and do not dare to despise China once we display our hunting techniques to them”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1735 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Qianlong in 1735 . (Qianlong emperor, 1993: 3.693) a translation by Gang Zhao of QIANLONG EMPEROR (1993) Qianlong yuzhi shiwen quanji (The complete collection of Qianlong’s essays and poems). 10 vols. Beijing: Zhongguo …
“China should generously pacify those foreigners” (Zhongguo huai rou ning cong hou)”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1754 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Qianlong in 1754 . (Qianlong emperor, 1993: 3.296) a translation by Gang Zhao of QIANLONG EMPEROR (1993) Qianlong yuzhi shiwen quanji (The complete collection of Qianlong’s essays and poems). 10 vols. Beijing: Zhongguo …
“China deals with foreigners from afar only by treating them without discrimination”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1780 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Qianlong in 1780 . (Da Qing Gaozong Chun- huangdi shilu, 1964: 15018) a translation by Gang Zhao of Da Qing Gaozong Chunhuangdi shilu [The veritable record of the Qianlong emperor] (1964) 30 vols. Taipei: Huawen shuju.
“China trades with your country”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1793 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russian-Qing commercial treaty in 1793 . (He Qiutao, n.d.: 12.2a) a translation by Gang Zhao of HE QIUTAO (n.d.) Shuofang beicheng (On the defense of the northern frontier). N.p.: Boshan shuju.
“Many people have fled from our China (wo Zhongguo) to your place”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1750 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Edict to the Zunghars by Qianlong in 1750 . (Pingding Zhungeer fanglüe, 1990: 910). From Pingding Zhungeer fanglüe [The history of the Qing conquest of the Zunghar] (1990) Beijing: Zhongguo tushuguan tushu fuzhi suowei …
“Tremblingly obey and show no negligence!”
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799) first seen 1793 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to George III, 1793.