Thursday, March 14, 2013

#QianLongStyle

The point of view in this document is one of arrogance. As the king has been isolated in the forbidden city for his entire lifetime, he believes that he is superior to everyone else. Also, being the emperor of China, he is therefore the "son of heaven", and thereby superior to others. Finally, Chinese history is one of dominance, and therefore be has no reason to be polite, and he can be arrogant if he wants to.

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