Splendors of chinas forbidden city the glorious reign of emperor qianlong softcover by chuimei bronson bennet ho 26 jun 1905 paperback books amazonca. Splendors of chinas forbidden city the glorious reign of emperor qianlong and its national tour were developed by the field museum chicago in cooperation with the palace museum beijing the exhibition was supported by an indemnity from the federal council on the arts and the humanities the dallas venue is made possible by nancy b hamon and presented by jpmorgan chase with support from . Splendors of chinas forbidden city the glorious reign of emperor qianlong by bennet bronson 2004 02 05 books amazonca. Offering an unprecedented insight into one of the most glittering courts in history this sumptuous book brings together some chinas priceless national treasures housed in beijings royal palace complex the forbidden city and collected by emperor qianlong during his sixty year reign from 1736 to 1795. Splendors of chinas forbidden city the glorious reign of emperor qianlong november 21 2004 may 29 2005 j e r chilton galleries emperor qianlong ruled for 60 years 1736 1795 during chinas last imperial dynasty the qing dynasty his reign was longer than any other emperor in chinese history apart from his grandfather kangxi the emperor is best known to art historians as