Emperor Qianlong Reading
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Qianlong Emperor: The Worst Poet in Chinese History?

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The longest-lived ruler of the Qing dynasty wrote 43,000 poems in his lifetime, most of them bad

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author Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sun Jiahui is a freelance writer and former editor at The World of Chinese. She writes about Chinese language, society and culture, and is especially passionate about sharing stories of China's ancient past with a wider audience. She has been writing for TWOC for over six years, and pens the Choice Chengyu column.

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