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The Moinbas are widely famous for their household handicraft industry. Their workmanship in making wooden bowls and weaving bamboo utensils is ever flourishing. In order to make wooden bowls, they have to first choose the right materials: roots of hard trees such as azalea trees, or trunks or knots of tung and birch trees. Then they have to cut, whittle and scrape them into the shape of bowls. An exquisite wooden bowl can be produced only after five or six processes. Because these bowls are beautifully patterned, durable and easy to carry, they are greatly treasured by Tibetans and Lhobas living nearby.