The Tibetan wool weaving craft has a long history. Apron and carpet are most famous among products of the craft. The woven wool aprons commonly used by Tibetan people are called "bangdian" in Tibetan. They can serve decoration and cold ...
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The Sheepskin Raft is also called the Sheepskin Raft on the Yellow River because it is popular only along the banks of the Yellow River. The raft has a long history in China. According to Book of Waterways, it was first used in the ...
The Kazaks, with a population of 1,111,718, mostly live in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mori and Barkol Kazak Autonomous Counties. The rest are distributed in Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Located in the north of Xinjiang Autonomous ...
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A recently launched project at Kickstarter.com gives new meaning to the question"who are you wearing?"The N.E.Surf Beanie project gives credit where it's due and takes the concept of handmade,local and sustainable products to a new level by ...
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Dresses and accessories mark the lifestyles and production levels of the people of a geographic region during a historical period, and they vividly reflect the people's customs and aesthetic tastes. Headdresses play an important role in ...
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The wool market rose sharply at the final sale before the Christmas recess with the Cape Wools Merino indicator reaching an all-time high when it gained 7%on the previous week to close at R109.91/kg(clean). This not only is higher than ...
The Yugurs, with a population of 10,569, mainly live in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County and Huangnihan Yugur Township of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. The Yugur are descended from an ethnic group known in the Tang Dynasty as Huigu, who ...
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Large carpets, particularly large wool carpets, were not used in China until comparatively recent times. Rugs to cover the "Kang" or fire heated brick bed platform typical in North China were not uncommon at least as early Ming times. These ...
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There are many branches of the Yi minority group, so the costumes in different places vary. The costumes are unique and full of beautiful things. The women usually wear embroidered clothes, the necklines of which have silver flowers. They ...
Kirgiz women mostly like red and usually wear short clothes, sometimes one-piece dresses. The shirts are loose with stand-up collars. The clothes are simple, but made of dainty and high quality cloth. There are silver buttons on the neck. ...
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The She ethnic minority is mostly distributed in Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, Guangdong Province and other provinces in South China. The hairstyle of married women of the She minority is very complicated, made by ...
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A key objective of Wools of New Zealand is to build the company,evolving within five years to be a fully commercial grower-owned sales and marketing business.Wools of New Zealand has spent considerable time meeting with all sectors of the ...
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China's Jiangnan area has many water towns, of which Zhouzhuang and Luzhi are the representative ones. The traditional costumes and ornaments of local women are featuring strong water town flavor. They like to wrap the head with a floral ...
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One of the largest minority groups in China lives deep in the remote, mountainous region on the borders of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces. It is the "Tujia" (literally "Soil Family") ethnic minority. Among well known Tujia ...
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Xinjiang is one of the birthplaces of the carpet in the world. The Xinjiang Carpet, also called Orient Carpet, is a traditional national industrial artwork of Xinjiang an famous around the world thanks to its long history and high level of ...