What to wear in Tibet

Tibetan clothing is most common in Tibetan robes. Townspeople like to use high-grade wool to make Tibetan robes, serge is used in agricultural areas, and fur is used in pastoral areas. The essential thing among the Tibetan clothes is the belt, besides the belt, the bongdian of Tibetan women in Tibet is also very characteristic. In addition, Tibetans also like to wear hats, mostly felt hats, leather hats and gold flower hats, and the shoes worn by Tibetans are called Tibetan boots. Tibetans' accessories are mainly hair ornaments, ear ornaments, chest ornaments, waist ornaments and hand ornaments.

Tibetan men's costumes are divided into three kinds: Le Gauge (labor costumes), Flabby Gauge (dress), and Zha Gauge (warrior's clothes); women's costumes change a lot during festivals, major events in life, and rites of passage, and the festival costumes are all richer and heavier than the usual attire.

Expanded Information:

Tibet is a vast area, due to the geographical environment and climate, the natural conditions are very different, in order to adapt to the natural environment and different climatic conditions, each region has a distinctive national costume.

There are countless styles and kinds of clothing accessories in Tibet, and there are many different kinds of them. The style that best expresses the characteristics of Tibetan clothing is the Tibetan robe. This robe for men, women and children to wear, long body, leather tube wrapped surface edging, neither pockets, no buttons.

The Tibetan people first originated in the central region of the Yarlung Tsangpo River basin of an agricultural tribe. According to archaeological discoveries, as early as 4000 years ago, the ancestors of the Tibetan people in the Yarlung Tsangpo River basin living and reproducing. According to Chinese historical records, the Tibetans belonged to a branch of the Western Qiang people during the two Han dynasties.

The ancestors of the Tibetans, like many of the ancestors who went through the Stone Age, first went through the stage of group gathering and hunting life, and gradually learned rearing and farming. The Tibetan ancestors in the Yalong area on the south bank of the Yarlung River were later divided into six divisions, i.e., the six yak tribes. In the 6th century A.D., yalong tribal chief did tribal alliance leader, called the king (Tibetan phonetics "zangpo"). At this time has entered the slavery society.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Tibetan Clothing