Qianlong Emperor
Qianlong Emperor
Sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty
1711-09-25（50th year of the Kangxi reign (Qing), 8th lunar month, day 13）～ 1799-02-07
Born in Beijing
Three-Pillar ChartBirth hour unknown — three pillars only
Year Pillar
辛卯
Element Metal · Wood
NaYin Pine-Cypress Wood
Ten Gods Rob Wealth
Month Pillar
丁酉
Element Fire · Metal
NaYin Foot-of-Mountain Fire
Ten Gods Direct Officer
Day Pillar
庚午
Element Metal · Fire
NaYin Roadside Earth
Ten Gods Day Master
Hour Pillar
？？
Hour unknown
Not cast
Day Master
庚Metal
Element distribution (three-pillar count)
Metal 3, Fire 2, Wood 1, Earth 0, Water 0
Chart computed by the MoZhu engine (lunar-javascript); without the hour pillar, luck pillars and yearly cycles can't fully unfold.
Case Review
Original writing · hindsight review · anchored in known history, viewed through chart structure
Geng (庚) Metal is the metal of ore; with Metal at 3 and Fire at 2, fire forges it into a vessel. Looking back on Qianlong's sixty-year reign — expanding the frontiers and compiling the Siku Quanshu — Metal and Fire working together yield civil and military achievement; the Direct Officer in the month pillar signifies preserving the inheritance and its institutions, and the peak of the “Kang–Qian golden age” reflects this structure.
The Rob Wealth in the year pillar also points to a love of grandeur: his boast of “Ten Perfect Military Campaigns” and his late favour toward Heshen, which corrupted the administration, can be observed in hindsight from the angle of Rob Wealth.
This is a cultural retrospective at the level of three pillars, not a fatalistic judgment.
Birth date source:Chinese Wikipedia: “Qianlong Emperor” (乾隆帝)(cross-checked with public records; bio is an original summary)
This case is for traditional-culture study only, not a judgment of any historical figure; schools of interpretation differ, and these conclusions claim no exclusive truth.