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Ceremonial robes for Ming royalty restituted
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Three brocade embroideresses patch up the restituted ceremonial robes for the royalty of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 17, 2009. A workshop has successfully replicated the emperor's ceremonial robe, unearthed from the Dingling Maosoleum of Emperor Wanli in Beijing. It entails 6 kg of color silk threads, 100,000 meters of gold threads and over 6,000 peacock plumes. (Xinhua Photo)

Three brocade embroideresses patch up the restituted ceremonial robes for the royalty of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 17, 2009. A workshop has successfully replicated the emperor's ceremonial robe, unearthed from the Dingling Maosoleum of Emperor Wanli in Beijing. It entails 6 kg of color silk threads, 100,000 meters of gold threads and over 6,000 peacock plumes. [Xinhua]



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