Palace Museum targets female gamers

A poster of the collaboration between the Palace Museum and Miracle Nikki. [Photo/Weibo.com]

The Palace Museum in Beijing, noted for its creative cultural products, is collaborating with the dress up game Miracle Nikki, which is a popular game among females due to its exquisite costume elements.

The first stage cooperation will focus on the theme of "Qing Dynasty empresses' court dresses" and "Twelve Beauties of Prince Yong". The game is scheduled to be released at the beginning of 2017.

Let's see what costume elements will be included in the game.

Portrait of Empress Xiaoxianchun in Ceremonial Robe [Photo/Artron.net]

This painting portrays Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Empress Xiaoxian in a court robe, and the whole outfit includes an imperial crown, earrings, a collar, court beads, court robe, court gown, court skirt and other decorations.

Twelve Beauties of Prince Yong [Photo/Artron.net]

Different from the dignified and graceful empresses' court dresses, the clothing style showcased from Twelve Beauties of Prince Yong is quite casual and fashionable. The women in the paintings typically dress in daily outfits and the hairstyle and ornaments are not very formal.

Twelve Beauties of Prince Yong was painted when the later Emperor Yongzheng was still a prince. The beauties in the painting are sedate, pretty against luxurious interior decoration. The women in the painting all wear beizi, a popular clothing style in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The hairstyle and headwear depicted in the painting is also quite distinctive, which reflects the vogue during Ming and Qing dynasties.

A marten hat nicknamed "crouching rabbit" just like its name, which is used to keep warm in winter is seen in the painting. [Photo/Artron.net]

Women wear "crouching rabbits". [Photo/Artron.net]