Yushu Tibetan Clothing

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Tibetan traditional clothing is mainly popular in Tibetan-inhabited areas in the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province. It mainly includes Zaza clothing in Cuomei County, Gongbu Tibetan clothing in Nyingchi, Kejia women's clothing, Amdo clothing in northern Tibet, Baza Tibetan clothing, Yushu traditional clothing, and Huare clothing. Zaza clothing in Cuomei County has a long history, and there is a moving legend about its origin in the local area. During the Tubo Dynasty in the 7th century, Zaza clothing was regarded as a noble daily necessities in society and was highly respected. The colorful boots "Jiaqian" in the clothing are said to have been a tribute when Zheguzong paid taxes to the local government. It has a thick bottom, a strong leather surface, and is beautiful and comfortable to wear. In the study of cultural exchanges between the Tubo Dynasty and the Central Plains and the history, culture, art, and folklore of the Tibetans in the 7th century, Zaza clothing has important reference value. The clothing of Gongbu Tibetans in Nyingchi is deeply influenced by the special living environment of the local area, and it is quite different from the clothing of other Tibetan areas. This kind of clothing has gone through a development process from simple and practical to gorgeous and generous. Its origin is closely related to the living customs of the Tibetan ancestors in the Gongbu area, such as herding, hunting, and cutting trees. The clothing of the Gongbu Tibetans in Nyingchi can be roughly divided into three types: festive dress, daily clothing, and work clothes worn for special labor. It has styles such as collarless coats and sleeveless coats. It is simple to make and has a gorgeous style. With the improvement of living standards, the clothing of the Gongbu Tibetans in Nyingchi has been further developed and improved in many aspects such as workmanship, texture, and decoration. It has become more luxurious and moving while maintaining the original clothing form. The clothing of Tibetan women in Kejia Village, Pulan County originated in the Houhong period and has a history of more than 800 years. This kind of clothing consists of two parts: clothing and jewelry. The clothing part is composed of coffee-colored Tibetan women's Tibetan clothing, rainbow shoes, shawls, hats, lamb skin, otter skin, satin, etc. The jewelry part is composed of 6,815 pieces of accessories such as Gaqiong, Galei, Jiwu, Chacha, Bata, Nayu, square pure natural gold pieces, jade bottles, corals, silver pieces, silver grains, turquoise, super silver chains, super turquoise chains, etc. The Koga women's clothing is unique in shape, noble and elegant in style, and exaggerated artistic techniques are used in the design, reflecting rich imagination, which is amazing. The clothing of Amdo in northern Tibet has a long history. It gradually matured under the influence of other ethnic cultures during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and has been passed down for more than 1,300 years. Amdo herders have worn sheepskin Tibetan robes for generations to resist the high and cold climate. Under this condition, Amdo clothing has formed a big difference with the clothing of other Tibetan areas, which is particularly obvious in the production of hats. In Anduo, lamb skin, silk and other materials are used as raw materials for hat making. A small column made of cloth strips stands in the center of the hat, which is about 20 to 30 centimeters high. There are more than 180 styles of clothing in Anduo. Herders' clothing can be divided into daily clothing and festival and ceremonial clothing. Daily clothing emphasizes lightness and durability, while festival and ceremonial clothing emphasizes exquisiteness and elegance. Many Tibetan robes in Anduo have accessories. Men often wear waist knives, flints, and scissors on their belts, which not only reflects the characteristics of nomadic culture, but also has a connection with modern life. The clothing in the Baza area of Shenzha County uses local wool as raw material, and the style and shape are very unique. This kind of clothing is handmade by herders themselves, and the production process is passed down from generation to generation within the family. The handmade embroidery on the clothes is simple and elegant, with profound meanings, and the decorations that match the clothes are exquisite, unique, beautiful and generous. The clothing of the Baza Tibetan people is a vivid reflection of the local folk customs, history, production and living customs, and has certain sociological, folklore and historical and cultural research value. The traditional clothing of Yushu consists of two parts: clothing and decoration. The clothing part mainly includes Tibetan robes, Tibetan hats, Tibetan shirts, Tibetan pants, Tibetan boots, etc. The Tibetan robe is based on the traditional Tibetan robe, which is divided into two types: winter and summer. The most common winter clothes are Cha Ri Sang Gu, Le Cha, Cha Ri, etc., and summer clothes are Gama Sang Gu, Jin Xin, Gama, etc. In addition, Yushu clothing is divided into casual clothes and formal clothes. The casual clothes are made of various fabrics such as felt, sheepskin, and lambskin, and the formal clothes are made of various woolen cloths, silk, felt, lambskin, and fox skin. Yushu people call Tibetan boots "Lang". There are many types of Tibetan boots in Yushu, including "Nang Lang", "Gaolang", "Zangba Gayi", "Guozi Lang" and other different styles. The decorative part of Yushu traditional clothing is mainly composed of headwear, earrings, necklaces, hand ornaments, waist ornaments, etc., showing a strong local ethnic characteristics. There are differences in clothing between men and women in the Huare Tibetans. Men wear white as auspicious clothing, and often wear green, purple, and straw yellow. Tibetan robes are wide, longer than the body, and do not have buttons. Huare Tibetan men often wear white and brown shirts, light-colored cloth pants, and a hanging leather jacket or white board leather jacket with lamb or leopard skin as collars and lamb or felt edges, and a red silk belt tied around the waist. In summer, Huare Tibetan women wear pointed white felt hats with black edges and red tassels on the top, cloth robes, and Tibetan boots. In winter, they wear four-eared fur hats called "four-piece tiles" and hanging leather robes with fox fur collars and otter fur edges. The most distinctive feature of Huare Tibetan clothing is the white high-tube felt hat, which is inlaid with copper and silver tops and decorated with red tassels. The style is gorgeous and the shape is unique. Huare clothing retains the original forms of many folk arts and handicrafts of Huare Tibetans, and plays an important role in the inheritance of Tibetan folk culture. Tibetan clothing is an indispensable and important part of Tibetan culture. It embodies the wisdom of the Tibetan people and has unique research value in Tibetology, sociology, ethnology, folklore, history of ethnic minority clothing and historical culture. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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