Qianlong Emperor 乾隆

乾隆帝即清高宗纯皇帝（1711年9月25日子时-1799年2月7日），姓爱新觉罗，讳弘历，是雍正帝第四子。乾隆于雍正十三年继位，为清代入关后的第四任皇帝。
Qianlong Emperor (Sep. 25th, 1711 - Feb. 7th, 1799), was the Emperor Gaozong of the Qing. His family name was Aisin-Gioro, and his given name was Hongli which could not be mentioned by the people. He was the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng. In the 13th year of Yongzheng period, he succeeded the throne and became the fourth Qing Emperor to rule over China.
乾隆帝即位后，实行"宽严相济"之策，整顿吏治，制定各项典章制度，优待士人，经济上奖励垦荒，兴修水利，促进了封建经济的繁荣。军事上多次评定西部少数民族的叛乱，进一步巩固了多民族封建国家的统一，奠定了中国的版图。文化上编修了《四库全书》等大型文化典籍。外交上和周边属国友好往来，而对西方则坚持"闭关锁国"。
After his succession, Emperor Qianlong made the policy of combining of strict and loose administration, regulated the selection mechanism for officials, carried out various laws and regulations, and treated the scholars very well. In the field of economics, he encouraged the cultivation of land and building of water conservancy projects, which promoted the prosperity of the feudal economy. Militarily, he destroyed the revolts of the minority groups in the western regions and further consolidated the unification of the multi-national feudalism country, creating the territory of China. In the cultural sector, he ordered the compilation of large cultural records such as the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature). Diplomatically, he advocated the friendly communication with surrounding countries, but being remaining closed towards the western countries.