Qing Dynasty
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The Qing Dynasty was a dynasty of rulers of China. The dynasty was founded by the Manchus (Man-choos) and so its other name is Manchu Dynasty. The Manchus were not Chinese, but came from north of China. They were mostly horsemen, and were like the Mongols in many ways. The Manchus changed their ways to be more like the Chinese in order to rule them better. The Manchus started wearing Chinese clothes and writing in Chinese. They began to enjoy Chinese food and art. One of the Manchu emperors, Qianlong (Chee-en-long), began to worry about how much like the Chinese the Manchus were becoming and he tried to get Manchus to be more Manchu. Qianlong made Manchus ride horses and shoot bows and arrows so that they would remember were they came from.
