1735-1796. The Kangxi and Qianlong reign periods were known as the "times of prosperity."

With close Connection with the two ideas of "the Kangxi-Qinglong Great Ages" and "the Tung-chih Restoration", the "Four Wangs" was endowed with some fresh significances.

Just as Britain fought abroad for coloniesin the 19th century while its metropolitan societies remained peaceful andprosperous, the High Qing era did not see conquest linked with domesticcollapse.