只觉我朝疆土广阔
“I believed our empire was boundless,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只觉我朝 疆土广阔
“I believed our empire was boundless,”
富有四海
“possessing all within the four seas.”
“When I was young, I was simply in awe of how immense our empire is.”
Preserving and admiring dynastic territory ('jiangtu') is central to imperial Chinese legitimacy and the self-identity of rulers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
vast territory
A formal written and spoken collocation used to describe the expansive geographical reach of a country or empire.
our dynasty / our imperial reign
A classical historical term used by rulers or officials when referring to their own governing dynasty.