Qianlong Southern Tour And Yangzhou Study

Since the Tang and Song Dynasty, Yangzhou was a rich area, a place of humanities. In the Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou’s political, economic and cultural development. Especially in the period of Qianlong, Yangzhou was not only the economic center of Huainan, but also the cultural center. In the Qianlong period, Yangzhou had experienced rapid development. The development was closely related to Emperor Qianlong’s southern tour. During the reign of Qianlong, Qianlong imitated his grandfather, Successively carried out six trips to the south. What’s more, he lodged Yangzhou during his each tour.Emperor Qianlong’s lodging in Yangzhou undoubtedly produced great influence to the politics, economy and culture of Yangzhou, and promoted the prosperity and development of Yangzhou.Yangzhou was the throat of water transport to the north. During the period of Qianlong’s southern tour, he particularly concerned about the governance of the canal in Yangzhou area. In addition to the implementation of the underpinned stone dam near Xuzhou city, solving the waterlog of Suqian region. Qianlong determined water gauge of five dam and dredged Gaouyou, Baoying and other lakes of water, reconstructed Jinwan overflow dam. Afterwards, Qinlong made a series of repair work.Yangzhou, in the Qing Dynasty, was the center of salt industry in Huai River Basin, and the development of salt industry in the Qing Dynasty reached its heyday. The salt merchants in Yangzhou served the construction of the palace, in order to Qianlong appreciation. Qianlong rewarded merchants quite abundant, not only giving salt economic support and give the merchant’s political asylum.Qianlong thirty-three years (1786) of Lianghuai withholding salt cited case in Qianlong merchants to give considerable political asylum was the best proof.During the period of Qianlong’s southern tour, southern officials and gentry repeatedly actived promotion. And, the emperor also repeatedly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces held test, which increased the hygienist places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, more Jiangnan human can for court effect. Emperor Qianlong’s southern tour also promoted the development of Yangzhou opera. In the Qianlong period of Yangzhou beyond the Suzhou became the center of drama culture. Due to Emperor Qianlong’s southern tour, the diet culture of Yangzhou into northern features, the type of diet to be rich, Huaiyang cuwasine was also introduced to the capital, reputation was far sow.