Pulu – traditional Tibetan woolen fabrics

A worker is busy weaving "pulu", a traditional Tibetan woolen fabric in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2017. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

Workers are busy weaving "pulu", a traditional Tibetan woolen fabric in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2017. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A worker is busy weaving "pulu", a traditional Tibetan woolen fabric in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2017. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A worker is busy weaving "pulu", a traditional Tibetan woolen fabric in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2017. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

Workers are busy weaving "pulu", a traditional Tibetan woolen fabric in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2017. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Liu Rui]

Workers are busy weaving "pulu", a traditional Tibetan woolen fabric in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, July 19, 2017. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Liu Rui]

Photo taken on July 19, 2017 shows "pulu", traditional Tibetan woolen fabrics in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Liu Jianfeng]

Photo taken on July 19, 2017 shows "pulu", traditional Tibetan woolen fabrics in Kasimu Village, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region. With a history of over 2,000 years, "pulu" is as important and popular among Tibetans as cotton clothes are to inland people in China. As the shuttles fly back and forth on the loom, the traditional fabrics have helped villagers here shake off poverty. [Photo: China Plus/Liu Jianfeng]