Cultural relics from Sui Dynasty on display in Beijing(1/3)

A gold hairpin with moth design is on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing on April 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)

The National Museum of China is hosting the exhibition "Li Jingxun and Her Era" in Beijing, showcasing hundreds of cultural relics that vividly depict the political system, economic exchanges, social life, and ethnic integration of the Sui Dynasty (581-618).

An epitaph unearthed from Li Jingxun's tomb outlines her prominent lineage: Her maternal grandfather was Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou (557-581) Yuwen Yun, and her grandmother Yang Lihua was both empress of Northern Zhou and the eldest daughter of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian.

Visitors take photos of a replica of the crown of Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty at the National Museum of China in Beijing on April 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)

A jade pendant set is on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing on April 10, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Tian Yuhao)