Rare chance to see timeless style

An exhibition at the Shandong Provincial Museum is displaying a large selection from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties' wardrobes. The exhibition, which presents about 200 garments in Shandong's provincial capital Jinan, features clothes worn by emperors, nobles and ordinary people.

The collection comes from the Palace Museum, Shandong Provincial Museum and Qufu Cultural Relics Management Committee.

"This is probably the last such exhibition for decades because of concerns about preserving such priceless relics," says Fang Hongjun, a traditional clothing expert with the Palace Museum in Beijing.