Mianguan
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The mianguan, also called benkan in Japan, myeonlyugwan in Korea, and Miện quan in Vietnam, is a type of crown traditionally worn by the emperors of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as other
A mianguan in the Ding Ling Tomb Museum within the Ming Tombs
Mianguan from the tomb of Ming dynasty prince Zhu Tan, 10th son of the Hongwu Emperor
Tracing of figure wearing mianguan in Yinan Tomb stone-relief in Shandong Province.
Figure wearing a chángguān, excavated from the Mawangdui, Western Han, 2nd century BC.
Chinese nobility
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The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until the late seventh to ninth centuries during the Tang dynasty, and remaining a sign
Fuxi and Nuwa, mythical early sovereigns of China
Consort Zhen, favoured consort of the Qing Guangxu Emperor (r. 1871–1908)
2 pictures:Imperial Consort Jin (left) and Empress Long Yu (right)
Empress Dowager Cixi, Regent of China considered de facto sovereign of China for 47 years during 1861–1908