In the first year of Jianlong, ministers petitioned to designate February 16, the Emperor's birthday, as Changchun Festival, symbolizing the enduring prosperity of the realm. On the seventeenth day of Zhengyue, a ritual site was prepared at the Grand Imperial Temple. On that day, the formal audience concluded, and officials proceeded to the temple to offer incense.
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