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Qianlong's water route from Kunming Lake to Jade Spring Hill
̖㡲ྐྵᒕᒝ᫶ঙ⧧⦰ἔᦾ൶ⅲ᥅㊌

fig. 6 Waterways of the Capital by Prince Hongwu. Collection of National Museum of China
ॱՍ ཝᒏǗ㓅₫᥅׊ॱǘ䢲ˮ४४೰ښḵ㩉ⳉި

family, the Dragon God Temple (Temple for Rain) on Jade η Ǚଦ㢾㧂㣝࿘ഓᄘ䢲㐭⧓㐹㐤ἔᦾ൶ǚ䣁
Spring Hill was where the Emperor frequently prayed for
̣ډໝηǙˏ㢾ᒕᒝ᥅ᮦ᧖䢲૽๶㏏̢㟼ଫ
rain on behalf of his farmers. When composing a poem in
ΰǚ⓼⓼ǐ
1794 on the Chamber of Joyous Scenery, he mentioned in
his note:
ॏ᳦ἔᦾ൶ᒶⅴ೰᥅ᬜݬ⣾䢲ἔᦾ൶˖ⅲ㹩
‘I came to the Dragon God Temple in Jade Spring Hill in mid-
἖༲̑ᆓ᳦᳦͔㏏ᤩ⎄㢾̃ᆵ䢲᳦᜴㕵⿏ǐ
spring to respectfully pray for rain. Although I am still anxious
ଫ̩ډ̏ໝᓁ͔ᕍॼܥじសᓣ㟯ᓁዠۢ䣀
for more rain, it is but seven days after the last rain on the
th
9 . Therefore, I came here this morning only for a brief stop,
taking care not to enter the temple in case I cause offense ǙͨᒯᕍϜἔᦾ൶ၒせ㹩⎘⎚オ㢾䢲㏩ᑽᕦ
by excessive praying. I bowed my head from afar and sighed
㢾㢰ֲ䢲΢׀̏ྴ㢾ྯ䢲⦰͎㟼ˑᑽ䢲ᒶ
earnestly, hoping the gods would bestow benevolence.’
͎͠ᒀ⦰᢬റ㪫䢲ᕲᐘせ㤉⎚᱕オ䢲Ⴅ㑋᳦
The note is full of veneration and reverence, almost timid 㦿㩾⏮らⴶ܋䢲՗㑬⎘Ⴆḓǐǚ
in its tone, showing how important agriculture was to
him. The Dragon God Temple on Jade Spring Hill was
ದ⽁⻍㟢᭸ᬬ⮏യᑞ㢾⎘ᐡ₊ͦᕦ̃ႎ䢲㐧
one of the highest ranking of all Dragon God Temples
in the Qing Dynasty, second only to the one situated at ᥒ㢾㓅˙ᐘᥒྴ૱ي䢲᪨ဎ㑬⎘㤉̃ㆼǐἔ
the Black Dragon Lake in Yiheyuan. It was also the most ᦾ൶㹩἖༲ॼ᪹ᕧˏ͞Ψᙂӆ᡹ᑞ㷖㹩ᯔ㹩
frequently visited by Qianlong personally to pray for rain.
἖༲䢲΢ڳᒶ̖㡲ⅴຠ⿟せ⎄㢾ᕏ㧂❀ⅲ༲
Perhaps because of its connection to the Imperial family
ೌ䢲ۿ⣵ॏ᳦ἔᦾ൶˙΢᳦ⅴ೰ዠϭ᣷ᑽⅲ
as a provider of daily water and food, or perhaps the farms
in the immediate areas were such a constant reminder to ᥅Ǐ●㨡䢲͔η᳦ⅴಠᓁെຄ⚯ᇰἔᦾ൶

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