The humble uniform of a middle school in Shenzhen has become part of the collection in one of the world's greatest museums. Sun Yuanqing reports.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has added the school uniform of a middle school in Shenzhen to its permanent collection, Chinese media report.

The news first circulated on Chinese micro blogs. A blogger posted pictures of the school uniform being displayed in the museum, with the museum's explanation saying the comfortable and practical outwear has not only cultivated an unofficial civic identity in the industrial city, but also has become part of Chinese popular culture.