The Age of Hungry: Gains and Losses in the Qianlong Era

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Qianlong's rule occupied most of the 18th century and pushed the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong to its peak. In addition to the good foundation laid by Kangxi and Yongzheng, Qianlong's strong self-control, diligence, decisiveness and speed in dealing with problems, good at absorbing the gains and losses of previous dynasties, relatively dedicated emotional life, health and longevity are important factors for Qianlong's success in creating a prosperous age. China under Qianlong's rule was the most populous and most powerful period in China's thousands of years of history. Horizontally, it was the most powerful and wealthy country in the world at that time. However, behind Qianlong was the collapse of the prosperous age and the gradual decline of the Qing Dynasty. The massive White Lotus Rebellion broke out in Qianlong's later years; less than half a century after his death, the Opium War broke out. Qianlong was successful, and his achievements were enough to rank him among the greatest emperors in Chinese history; Qianlong was also a failure, and the development of world history in the 18th century made his rule seem to have nothing new. From the Macartney mission's visit to China, we can see that the historical development of China and the West during the Qianlong period was experiencing another "great divergence".

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