| In 1717, the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi sent lamas to create a map of Tibet. |
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| It's only few hours by road from the coastal boom town of Wenzhou, and has been in constant use since the reign of the Kangxi emperor. |
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| His grandfather, Cao Yin, was an imperial bondservant, an important functionary in the south, who enjoyed high favour with the emperor Kangxi. |
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| From around 1720, the new Famille Rose palette was adopted and quickly supplanted the earlier Famille Verte porcelains of the Kangxi period. |
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| The Kangxi Emperor ordered the creation of the Kangxi Dictionary, the most complete dictionary of Chinese characters that had been compiled. |
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| In the Qing dynasty, the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors made twelve trips to the south, on all occasions but one reaching Hangzhou. |
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| Otherwise, they look entirely Chinese. Banished from the promised landAfter the final storming of Albazino, Kangxi sent word that if Russia would withdraw from the Amur, China would open trade in furs and more. |
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| According to Kangxi, this word has two kinds of pronunciation. |
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| By the end of the century, blue and white wares in the Kangxi style were produced in large quantities and almost every earlier style and type was copied into the 20th century. |
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| Much of the porcelain from the early Kangxi period is delicately painted in underglaze blue, and these are beautifully decorated with flowering branches and flying insects. |
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| The Qing regent Prince Rui resumed the sea ban in 1647, but it was not effective until a more severe order followed in 1661 upon the ascension of the Kangxi Emperor. |
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| Repressive Qing policies such as the queue caused Chinese traders to emigrate in such large numbers, however, that the Kangxi Emperor began to fear the military implications. |
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| During the Kangxi period, the surcoat gained popularity among commoners. |
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