
Photo shows villagers displaying folk costume of Pulan County, Ngari. (Photo/Xinhua)
Hailed as the 'peacock costume', Pulan folk costume has been a traditional garment worn at celebrations for over a millennium. Weighing more than 20 kilograms, a piece of this unique costume is usually decorated with rare metals and jewels, like gold, silver, beeswax, coral and turquoise.

Photo shows villagers displaying folk costume of Pulan County, Ngari. (Photo/Xinhua)

Photo shows a villager displaying folk costume of Pulan County, Ngari. (Photo/Xinhua)

Photo shows a villager displaying folk costume of Pulan County, Ngari. (Photo/Xinhua)

Photo shows villagers displaying folk costume of Pulan County, Ngari. (Photo/Xinhua)