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  • Visitors examine clay models showing clothing during the Qin and Han dynasties (221 B.C.-A.D.220)
  • Clay figurines based on the famous Tang Dynasty (618-907) painting: Lady Guoguo's Outing in Spring
  • Clay figurines dressed in fashions from the Sui Dynasty (581-618) to the Five Dynasties period (907-960)
  • Figurines on horseback wearing the nomadic styles of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
  • A child takes notes on the exhibition
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How have the Chinese dressed throughout history? An exhibition underway at the China National Arts and Crafts Museum in Beijing features nearly 160 clay figurines presenting the evolution of Chinese clothing over more than 2,000 years. The ways these figurines are dressed are based on paintings and sculptures in the collections of major museums around China.

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

Copyedited by G.P. Wilson

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