The imperial hunt of the Qing dynasty was an annual rite of the emperors of China's Qing dynasty. It was first organized in 1681 by the Kangxi Emperor at the imperial hunting grounds at Mulan. Startin
The Qianlong Emperor on a hunting trip
Kublai Khan out hunting
Saihanba National Forest Park, which encompasses part of the old hunting grounds
Detail from Portrait of the Emperor Troating for Deer, by Giuseppe Castiglione (1741)
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The Qianlong Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He r
Figurine of the three-year-old Qianlong Emperor having a bath. Artefact in Yonghe Temple, Beijing.
The young Qianlong Emperor as Prince Bao, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inauguration portraits of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Xiaoxianchun, Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback, by Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione (known as Lang Shining in Chinese) (1688–1766)