You know, the Ch'ien-Lung emperor (r. 1736-1796) was said to have been so taken by the plain yet elegant taste he encountered in his excursions among the people that he had an entire Soochowstyle street constructed in the Summer Palace.
據說乾隆皇帝遊江南之後，在現在的頤和園北邊依樣弄了一條蘇州水街。他也喜歡民間這種素雅的味道。