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Opulent Tibetan Wedding Finery

Updated: 2012-08-02 14:44
Source:China Culture

Tibetan Wedding Jewelry

The tianzhu (beads from heaven) signify glory, stateliness and wealth, and are considered extremely auspicious.

The bazhu is A-shaped headdress encrusted with jade, agate, emeralds and pearls.

The gawu is an amulet box made of metal or wood in various styles that contains a Buddha figurine or lection for people to worship.

Zhaxu and guilun are jeweled braid ornaments.

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