imperial tour; royal progress
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of an emperor) to tour; to make an imperial inspection visit to a place
archaicRefers specifically to ancient Chinese emperors touring their realm to inspect local conditions. Formal and historical usage; not used for modern tourism.
Kāng康
xī熙
huáng皇
dì帝
duō多
cì次
xún巡
xìng幸
jiāng江
nán南
。
The Kangxi Emperor toured Jiangnan many times.
Qián乾
lóng隆
huáng皇
dì帝
xún巡
xìng幸
jiāng江
nán南
shí时
liú留
xià下
le了
xǔ许
duō多
shī诗
zuò作
。
The Qianlong Emperor left behind many poems during his imperial tour of Jiangnan.
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Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
xún巡
xìng幸
gè各
dì地
，
yǐ以
liǎo了
jiě解
mín民
qíng情
。
Ancient emperors often toured various places to understand the conditions of the people.