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Once a nomadic Tibetan sells an ox or sheep, the woman will have one more ornaments on her body. They carry their wealth with them. The womanÕs clothes constitute a mobile “bank.” At a Tibetan clothes competition, there were numerous clothes worth 1 million yuan. This is a picture of female clothes in Yushu, Qinghai Province Photo by Zhang Chaoyin

Perhaps few people cannot deny the fact that a headwear of an ethnic group has become themost obvious symbol by which we may distinguish one from another while globalization has been becoming an irresistible fashion. Among people's costumes, a headwear is the most exciting part, which strikes the eye at first. Not only does it have some aesthetical values, but also it embodies the folkways and national spirit of an ethnic group. We can also find that it is in close connection with the economic development, regionalism and totem worship. If we regard costume as a symbol of culture, headwear may be the preface for elaborating the view about the symbol.
According to some costumes experts'Otilde; explanation, in the whole system of costumes, the surface of headwear means a state of matter, the middle reflects a folk custom and the depth mirrors psychology of an ethnic group. There are some stories behind the beautiful and colourful headwear. While we enjoy and study headwear, we think it the best way to describe it with so-called "colourful words" for its abundance, beauty and diversity as such "colourful words" can break barriers of all different languages and help those who try to comprehend and enjoy it to be understood. It is another part to make us excited.