An emperor from this dynasty was derided by later generations for decorating masterpieces with mediocre poems of his own composition. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this dynasty of an emperor who appointed his ludicrously corrupt favorite, Héshēn, as a director of the Sìkù Quánshū. That emperor from this dynasty abdicated to avoid surpassing the reign of his grandfather, the Kāngxī Emperor.
ANSWER: Qīng dynasty [or Qīngcháo; or Great Qing or Dà Qīng]
[10h] The Sìkù Quánshū’s compilation was an initiative of this Qing movement that eschewed speculation for “hard facts.” This philological movement is sometimes translated as the “empirical” school or “evidential research.”
ANSWER: kǎozhèng [or kǎojù xué]
[10m] The Sìkù Quánshū doubled as a literary inquisition, as owners of anti-Manchu books were tied to posts and given this torturous punishment that involved methodically excising portions of the victim’s skin.
ANSWER: slow slicing [or língchí; accept “death by a thousand cuts”]
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