The Manchu and Han banquet was attended by more than 2,800 people. The emperor dined with his guests and, in a joyful mood, wrote the four big characters, “Man Han Quan Xi” (meaning the Manchu ...

It would have been worn by an important Manchu woman. The Manchu people originally came from a part of North-East China called Manchuria, but they have since migrated throughout China and settled ...