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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