Reign period (1661/1662-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor [[圣祖|聖祖|sheng4 zu3]] of the Qing dynasty

Bo Xilai (1949-), a former high-ranking Chinese politician and Communist Party official; served as the Party Secretary of Chongqing from 2007 to 2012 before being sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013.

bustling with activity; describes a crowded place with many people coming and going

A central character in the classic novel [[红楼梦|紅樓夢|hong2 lou2 meng4]], often referred to as [[凤姐|鳳姐|feng4 jie3]]; known for her beauty, sharp wit, and exceptional management skills, as well as her ruthless and calculating nature.

Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military leader and president from 1963 to 1979 who was influential in industrial development.

(1880–1967) Chinese banker and politician; a prominent official of the Kuomintang (KMT) and one of the wealthiest men in early 20th-century China

(literary) describing people coming and going in great numbers; busy and bustling; often used to describe crowds or the pursuit of fame and fortune

crowded and bustling with people coming and going; used to describe a place buzzing with a lively or busy atmosphere

Liu Xi (late second to early third century AD), a Han dynasty philologist from Beihai (modern-day Changle, Shandong) known for his work in etymology and his book [[释名|釋名|shi4 ming2]].

reign name of the fourth Ming emperor, Zhu Gaochi (1378-1425); he reigned from 1424 to 1425

Barbie Hsu (born 1976), a Taiwanese entertainer famously nicknamed [[大S|大S|da4 ai1 si1]]

Guo Xi (c. 1020–1090), a famous Northern Song landscape painter and theorist; known for his masterpiece "Early Spring" and for developing the "three distances" theory of perspective in Chinese painting.

A famous painter from the Southern Tang dynasty (circa 886–975) known for his naturalistic style of flower-and-bird painting. He was often contrasted with [[黄筌|黃筌|huang2 quan2]] for his free and rustic brushwork, known as the "wild and easy" style in contrast to the courtly "rich and noble" style. He is credited with creating the ink-wash technique for depicting nature.

The 42-volume dictionary compiled by order of the Kangxi Emperor and published in 1716; it contains over 47,000 characters and established the system of 214 radicals still used in many modern dictionaries.

peaceful, happy, and harmonious

to be bustling; to be crowded and noisy with people in a state of constant movement

amiable and cordial; to have a kind and happy appearance

unit of luminance

(literary) warm and bright spring weather; the radiance of spring

a high-quality green tea made from young leaves; hyson tea

(literary) a prosperous and glorious reign or era, often used as a respectful way to refer to the current dynasty

(literary) peaceful and harmonious, often describing relationships between people or the state of society under good governance

(literary) describes a state of being harmonious, happy, and carefree

(literary) bright; brilliant; glorious

(literary) describes a long period of successive wise rulers and lasting national stability; literally, accumulating light and harmony over generations