Royal costumes of Nguyen Dynasty on show
Seventy royal items dating back to the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) are being showcased at the Museum of History of Ho Chi Minh City, giving an insight into the last feudal dynasty of Vietnam.
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| Costumes of Nguyen kings and queens are displayed at the centre of the exhibition hall |
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| Yellow is the symbol colour of kings |
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| A close look at the patterns on a robe of a king |
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| Some royal costumes worn by women in the Nguyen Dynasty |
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| Some robes of mandarins in the Nguyen Dynasty |
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| A mandarin coronet |
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| Boxes for containing personal belongings |
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| Silver and jade hairpins |
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| Sophisticated silver hairpins |
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| Foreign visitors to the exhibition |