Chinese cabbage-themed relics from Palace Museum's collection

In celebration of winter, the Palace Museum in Beijing has shared a range of photos featuring its collection of Chinese cabbage-themed relics with netizens on the micro blog Sina Weibo. Chinese cabbage is a vegetable in season now, as the chilly winter is the best time to grow and preserve it. The vegetable also contains many vitamins and does much good to body. A variety of Chinese cabbage-themed relics can be seen below.

A dyed-ivory carved cabbage from Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo/Official Weibo account of the Palace Museum]