Example sentences for: qianlong

How can you use “qianlong” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Although the temple, renovated in 1761 by Emperor Qianlong, is no longer active, it contains many old structures, including the bell and drum towers in the first courtyard, which date from 1577.

  • The Studio of the Painted Boat (Hua Fang Zhai) is another shore garden, built by Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century, famous for its large square stone pool.

  • Jichang Garden (Jichangyuan), established in 1520, is a Suzhou-style private garden much admired by Emperor Qianlong, who constructed a similar garden in Beijing’s Summer Palace in 1750.

  • At the rear of Wanshou Temple is a large rock garden with shrines to the gods of three of Buddhism’s sacred mountains in China, two pavilions built in 1761 (one housing a stone tablet with the engraved signature of Emperor Qianlong), and two arched gates constructed in the style of 18th-century Europe.

  • The attitude expressed by Emperor Qianlong at Britian’s first attempt to open trade with China in 1793 continued to prevail: “We possess all things,” said the emperor, “I set no value on objects strange or ingenious, and have no use for your country’s manufactures.”


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