It is the practice of the Manchu…
September 1793 CE
During the reign of Qianlong's grandfather Kangxi, an imperial city had been built near the hunting grounds at Chengde to house the emperor and his entourage while he was away from Beijing.
It is at Chengde that Qing emperors often greet foreign dignitaries, particularly Inner Asians.
Here too, Macartney's embassy is to meet Qianlong on the occasion of the emperor's birthday.
Qianlong calls off the hunt to return to Chengde for the ceremonies, as he had done previously in 1754 and 1780 for the visits of Amursana and the Sixth Panchen Lama, respectively (the latter on the occasion of Qianlong's seventieth birthday).
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George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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James Dinwiddie
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John Barrow, 1st Baronet
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Joseph Banks
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Qianlong Emperor
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Sir George Leonard Staunton
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Sir George Staunton, 2nd Baronet
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Thomas Hickey
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William Alexander
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William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
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William Pitt the Younger
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