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The battue activities were of prominent significance in the Qing dynasty, which were related to the political, military, diplomatic, and social aspects of the Qing era. Many Qing emperors used to lead officers and soldiers to the Nanyuan imperial archery enclosure and the fields beyond the Great Wall and preside over the battue events there. The battue activities then gradually became a stabilized imperial system. By tracing back to the history of the Kangxi and Qianlong eras, this paper aims to explore the cultural aspects of the ring hunts conducted by the Qing emperors and provide an alternative perspective for understanding Manchu society during the Qing dynasty.
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The original Chinese text reads, 「我滿洲本業, 原以馬步騎射為主, 凡圍獵不需鳥槍, 惟用弓箭。」. See Qing (1986, 1134).
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The original Chinese text reads, 「似此深恩, 彼時不知。至於今每一念及即欲墮淚。」. See Qianlong emperor (2005, 459–460).
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The original Chinese text reads, 「神武天授, 輓強貫札之能, 超越千古, 眾蒙古見之無不驚服。」. See Shizong xianhuangdi shengxun (2005, 4).
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Geng, Z. (2023). The Imperial Hunt in the Qing Dynasty. In: Chao, H., Ma, L., Kim, L. (eds) Chinese Archery Studies. Martial Studies, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8321-3_9
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