Precious Clothes Displayed in Kong Family Mansion in Jinan, China's Shandong

A man takes pictures of a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) robe embroidered with golden dragons at the Special Exhibition of Clothing from Collections of the Kong Family Mansion, the living place of ancient Chinese philosopher and educator Confucius, at the Shandong Museum in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, Aug. 9, 2012. The exhibition named "Origin of the Chinese Culture and Norm of Etiquette" displayed over 100 precious clothes from the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in the Kong family mansion. It was the first time that clothing from collections of the Kong family mansion, the "first blue blood household under heaven", were made public.

A Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) crown is displayed at the Special Exhibition of Clothing from Collections of the Kong Family Mansion, the living place of ancient Chinese philosopher and educator Confucius, at the Shandong Museum in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, Aug. 9, 2012. The exhibition named "Origin of the Chinese Culture and Norm of Etiquette" displayed over 100 precious clothes from the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in the Kong family mansion. It was the first time that clothing from collections of the Kong family mansion, the "first blue blood household under heaven", were made public.