Dzi beads, beeswax, red coral, turquoise, gawu box, agate, etc. are the exquisite jewelry that Tibetans love. They are even more indispensable during festivals or weddings.
On December 31, the reporter walked into a local ethnic shopping mall in Tibet to "sweep the shop."
Here, there are selling fire sickles hanging around the waist, hat ornaments with pearls, primitive gawu boxes, gorgeous necklaces and so on.
Lacuo, the person in charge of an ethnic shopping mall in the ancient city of Lhasa, said that the shopping mall has more than one hundred counters. It is the peak sales season for the mall during festivals such as the Snowdon Festival and the Tibetan New Year.
In winter, people from pastoral areas come to Lhasa, and they are also the main force in the purchase.
The best sellers are turquoise, red coral or their substitutes. The belts, fire sickles, and gawu necklaces decorated on Tibetan clothes are also popular among locals.
Of course, foreign tourists also patronize, they prefer beeswax, Buddhist beads, and they also shop for antiques.
(Zhao Lang)
Editor in charge: [Fang Jialiang]