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Pulu
ĦĦĦĦIt is transliteration of the Tibetan language. Actu-ally it
is a manually woven woolen fabric mainly used for gar-ments and
shoes. As Tibet is abundant in sheep's wool, the sta-tus of pula
in people's daily life is as important and popular as inland's cotton
cloth. Pulu production has almost spread over agricultural
areas and semi-agriculture and semi-animal hus-bandry areas. Chanang,
Nanggarze, Gyangze and Mangkam are well known producers with a history
of 2,000 years. The polo is woven with old-style wooden weaving
machines and shuttles, which are exactly the same as the inland's
rural weaving machines. The ready-made polo is white, 24cm wide
suitable for male garment. But usually, it is dyed black, red or
green. The black ones can be used to make clothes, shoes and hats,
while colored polo can be used as decoration. As it is woolen fabric,
durable and warm, it is very popular. By 1996, the en-tire region
had formed a production scale of over 680,000 meters.
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