乾嘉三大家

1. • the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚 yuánméi, Jiang Shiquan 蒋士铨 jiǎngshìquán and Zhao Yi 赵翼 zhàoyì

Character by character

• 乾(qián)dry
• 嘉(jiā)surname Jia
• 三(sān)surname San
• 大(dà)big
• 家(jiā)home