Under the influence of the literati spirit established by Huizong back in the Song, as a Manchu emperor Qianlong had no choice but to continue this national tradition by collecting paintings from many sources and constantly being seen appreciating them, to prove he was a man of cultivated tastes.
乾隆作為一位滿州皇帝，在宋徽宗奠立的文人精神下，也不得不繼承這個民族傳統，要廣搜書畫，時時品玩，以證明自己的文人品味。