empress dowagers

Monuments Men: Forbidden City Restorers Share Their Secrets
Oct 29, 2015
As Cining Gong in the Forbidden City is set to be unveiled to the public, some of those behind its painstaking restoration process share their experiences. Wang Kaihao reports. It is a closed part of the Palace Museum, also known as the ...

Tags: Forbidden City, restoration, traditional Chinese construction
Qing Dynast's Clothes Introductions
Dec 5, 2012
Winter court hats of empress dowagers and empresses were made of fumed marten and sewn with red wefts. Their hats adorned with pearl, gold pheasant patterns, gems and jade ornaments had protective collar behind the neck with drooping bright ...

Tags: court dress, court hats, empress dowagers, empresses, ornaments