Peacock Costume in Burang

Dec 16,2013 / by

Peacock Costume in Burang

 

Burang, the border town with Nepal and India in Nagri Prefecture, southwest Tibet has the most unique and exquisite “Burang costume” with a history of 1000 years. Not far from the Burang town,7 households in Kegya County by the Peacock river have preserved 7 suits of Burang costumes handed down by ancestors. There is a legend about how Burang costume was named after peacock. Thousands years ago, the town lived a kind-hearted beautiful princess who was always bullied by other wives of her husband. At last the girl escaped by turning into a peacock and disappeared. In memory of the princess, residents made clothes modeling the shape of peacock, which was called “peacock” or “flying into sky” costumes.

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