The Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan is one of the most celebrated artifacts at the National Museum of China in Beijing, attracting long queues of visitors eager to admire and photograph its intricate beauty.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-20/Exquisite-phoenix-coronet-draws-crowds-at-National-Museum-of-China-1FZCoaoHmQE/img/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5.jpeg'Visitors admire the Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-20/Exquisite-phoenix-coronet-draws-crowds-at-National-Museum-of-China-1FZCoaoHmQE/img/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5.jpeg'Visitors admire the Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-20/Exquisite-phoenix-coronet-draws-crowds-at-National-Museum-of-China-1FZCoaoHmQE/img/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5.jpeg'Visitors admire the Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-20/Exquisite-phoenix-coronet-draws-crowds-at-National-Museum-of-China-1FZCoaoHmQE/img/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5/f68a27c1948d46e8ab4c1a00be8314f5.jpeg'Visitors admire the Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing. /CGTN
The exquisitely crafted coronet features nine dragons and nine phoenixes, and is adorned with over 100 gemstones and more than 4,000 pearls. It dates back to the Wanli Era (1573-1620) during the Ming Dynasty, and was unearthed from Beijing’s Dingling Mausoleum in 1957.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-20/Exquisite-phoenix-coronet-draws-crowds-at-National-Museum-of-China-1FZCoaoHmQE/img/754a8074fc114ff5b824ed5346ec9dcc/754a8074fc114ff5b824ed5346ec9dcc.jpeg'This photo shows some of the finer details of the Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-20/Exquisite-phoenix-coronet-draws-crowds-at-National-Museum-of-China-1FZCoaoHmQE/img/754a8074fc114ff5b824ed5346ec9dcc/754a8074fc114ff5b824ed5346ec9dcc.jpeg'This photo shows some of the finer details of the Phoenix Coronet for Empress Xiaoduan on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing. /CGTN
The coronet has inspired some of the museum’s best-selling cultural products. Refrigerator magnets modeled after the coronet sold over 2 million units within a year of their release.
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