Asian Empire Travel Blog: The Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty

Kangxi and his grandson, Qianlong, both ruled the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi ruled from 1661 to 1722. His grandson, Qianlong, ruled from 1736 to 1796. Kangxi and Qianlong were one of the best emperors of the Qing Dynasty. They both made the citizens of the Qing Dynasty happy and both brought new knowledge to the people.

Qionlong

Kangxi

If Qianlong was still alive today, here is what I would ask him and what he would answer.

Q: How long did you rule the Qing Dynasty?

A: 60 years.
Q: What did your grandfather, Kangxi do to the dynasty?

A: He reduced taxes, expanded the empire into some areas of central Asia, supported the arts, and enjoyed entertaining priests in court.

Q: What did you do during your reign?

A: I expanded the Qing Dynasty by conquering Taiwan, Mongolia, and Tibet. Then the population of the dynasty increased a lot. I also thrived the economy.

Q: Can you tell me about Lord George Macartney?

A: He was a British official who came to China to talk about expanding trade. He seemed disrespectful and tried to bring his own goods to discontinue ours. We asked him to show some respect, but he refused, so we sent him away.

The Qing Dynasty started to weaken and Europe eventually had new advances that the Qing Dynasty did not. Isolation prevented them from knowing of these advances. In the 1800s the Europeans toppled the Qing Dynasty with their efforts to open their closed society.

Today, the arts and literature of the dynasty is still aroud today. They started to make fiction more popular and founded porcelain. 

    

Porcelain