It is the most comprehensive book up till now on Chinese costumes, with richest pictures: 2,809 color ones and 574 black and white ones with particular captions for each. As a book in Key Book Project of the Twelfth Five Year Plan, shortlisted for Chinese Outstanding Publication Award and supported by National Publication Fund, it is an academic monumental work of high value in historical researches and artistic appreciation and worth collecting and popularizing. It serves as best reference book for designers, artists, collectors and universities. Rights sold to Japan and Russia.