Qian Long (?t???æn ?l??) or Ch’ien-lungn (Biography) original name Hong-li. 1711?99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the artsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014