Culture Insider: Chic items in ancient China

Updated: 2014-11-13 07:24

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Culture Insider: Chic items in ancient China

A "diving suit" with equipment to supply the diver with oxygen while collecting pearls. Its introduction can be found in The Exploitation of the Works of Nature (Tiangong Kaiwu ), an encyclopedia covering a wide range of technical issues, published during the Ming Dynasty.[Photo/Xinhua]