Costumes of Nguyen kings and queens are displayed at the centre of the exhibition hall (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Yellow is the symbol colour of kings (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

A close look at the patterns on a robe of a king (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Some royal costumes worn by women in the Nguyen Dynasty (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Some robes of mandarins in the Nguyen Dynasty (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

A mandarin coronet (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Boxes for containing personal belongings (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Silver and jade hairpins (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Sophisticated silver hairpins (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)

Foreign visitors to the exhibition (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
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