Kham Tibetan clothing

Sichuan
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Tibetans are one of China's ethnic minorities, mainly living in the Tibet region in western China, and some are scattered in Qinghai, Yunnan and other provinces. Kham Tibetans mainly refer to Tibetans living in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region of Sichuan. The clothing of Kham Tibetans is a very distinctive one among the Tibetan clothing in China. Usually, Tibetans like to wear long robes. Especially in pastoral areas, the benefits of long robes are more obvious. Most of the areas where Tibetans live are in plateau areas. Whether in agricultural or pastoral areas, the sunshine is very sufficient and the temperature is changeable. It is often very high when the sun is in the sky, and when the clouds cover the sun, the temperature suddenly becomes very low, and it is often sunny for a while, rainy for a while, and even hail. In this climatic condition, it is naturally very convenient to wear a long robe. When it is hot, people take off one sleeve of the robe and tuck it around their waist to dissipate heat. At night, when the temperature drops, the robe is spread on the bed, and it is a pretty good quilt. But one of the sleeves of the robe is always taken off, and after a long time, it seems to have become a decoration. Therefore, Tibetans got used to wearing only one sleeve and tucking the other sleeve at the waist. The sleeves of Tibetan robes are usually long and usually rolled up. When dancing, the long sleeves are thrown up, which is very beautiful. Tibetan robes are straight and wide, and are loose and comfortable to wear. When tying the waist, people often pull the skirt up first to form a pocket-like space on the chest to store personal belongings. Like Tibetans in other regions, Tibetans in Kham also like to wear long robes. Their robes are more colorful and more decorated. Summer robes are mostly made of thin materials such as silk and cotton. Men have long sleeves, while women have no sleeves, with a shirt inside and an apron tied around the waist. The most luxurious thing for Kham people is the headdress of women. Many people who have been to Kham say that you can't judge the wealth of Kham Tibetans by the furnishings of their homes. You can only judge by looking at the headdress of the hostess. When a girl's long hair is braided into many fine braids, it means that she has reached adulthood. They will wear more and more ornaments on their hair. One of the more common ones is to wear a hair ornament similar to a silver plate in the middle of the head. The silver plate is covered with red felt, surrounded by coral beads and turquoise, and in the center is a huge red agate bead. In addition, strings of ornaments made of various gems are worn on both sides of the hair. Some women wear head ornaments behind their hair. This is a long belt made of cloth or felt. It hangs from the top of the head to the waist. The belt is inlaid with many large and small, different shapes of gold, silver, pearls, and coral ornaments, which are really priceless. Some women wear one, and some wear three. It seems that what men want to show in their clothes is not wealth, but bravery and wisdom. They also wear large gold and silver earrings inlaid with red agate and turquoise and necklaces made of various jewels, but they pay more attention to the waist knife worn around their waist. The waist knives vary in length, usually with silver handles inlaid with various gemstones, and the blade shells made of fine wood, covered with silver or ox horns, and carved with fine patterns and animal designs. Tibetans are devout believers in Tibetan Buddhism, so young men and women and old Tibetans are all wearing a string of fine prayer beads and some Tibetan ornaments engraved with auspicious Tibetan characters. Some people also wear ornaments blessed by the monks in the temple as amulets. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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