Chinese Tibetan Clothing (English Version)

Author: China Tibetan Costume Editorial Committee
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Publishing Date: 2002-07-01
Features: ★8th Edition, Hardcover, Published by Beijing Publishing House and Tibet People's Publishing House★ Tibetan costumes possess unique ethnic styles and artistic characteristics, with a long history and rich ethnic features. They boldly use strong contrasting color combinations, making the costumes vibrant yet harmonious. Another prominent feature is the extensive use of gold, silver, jewelry, ivory, jade ornaments, or substitutes.★ From these costumes, we can reflect the long history, geographical environment, production and lifestyle, cultural traditions, aesthetic awareness, and relationships with other ethnic groups of the Tibetan people.★ Among similar works, China Tibetan Costume is the first to showcase the costumes of former officials of the Tibetan local government as an important part of Tibetan costumes, making our understanding of Tibetan costumes more comprehensive and complete.
On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there are many high-altitude lakes called "divine lakes." These "divine lakes," which absorb the clear springs of numerous glaciers, lie quietly between heaven and earth. They are like precious mirrors, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, forests, and all the beauty they embrace. This book, China Tibetan Costume, is like such a "divine lake," gathering Tibetan costumes from five provinces in Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan, revealing to us the splendid and colorful costume culture of the Tibetan people.
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, this high-altitude land at the top of the world, has nurtured the hardworking and wise Tibetan people, who have created a culture as ancient, unique, and brilliant as their history. And Tibetan costumes are a dazzling branch in this garden of. This book not only allows us to see Tibetan costumes but also provides comprehensive information reflected in these costumes, such as the long history, geographical environment, production and lifestyle, cultural traditions, aesthetic awareness, values, and relationships between the Tibetans and other ethnic groups. Among similar works, China Tibetan Costume is the first to showcase the costumes of former officials of the Tibetan local government as an important part of Tibetan costumes, making our understanding of Tibetan costumes more complete and comprehensive.
China Tibetan Costume is a book that combines knowledge and academia. We recommend it to a broad readership, hoping that this richly illustrated and beautifully designed album will be loved by friends and scholars from all walks of life.