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English: It has been said that there are over a thousand styles and types of Tibetan Traditional headdresses that are worn by Tibetans distributed throughout Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai, Ganzisu, Yunnan, and Sichuan Province. The Tibetan headdresses vary with different regions, ages, and by marital status. Mesho is a small valley located in Dege County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Mesho also known as Dzongsar, and it has a population of little over 6 thousand, with a agro-pastoralists focus. There are 21 villages in three townships that spread in the valley beside the river.

The headdress in Mesho is one of the most traditional and original headdresses of the Dege Kingdom. The headdress in the Kham Dege area is usually known as Yumgo, which means “turquoise head” in Tibetan. Tibetan ladies in Dege use many turquoise gems for the head ornaments. Even in Dege there are some significant differences between the regions. In Mesho, ladies wear a round amber on the forehead, which is the major feature, along with other small details that are also specific to Mesho Valley. The remoteness of the valley safeguards local Tibetan tradition very well. To this day, most of the locals still wear traditional dresses for most of the local social activities such as a summer picnic, the Tibetan New Year, weddings, and other community activities. As a villager who was born and grow up in Mesho I was lucky to be able to research and document the process headdress in my community during our annual Summer Festival in 2015. MFH 10

Mesho is considered a remote valley, but that does not stop the ladies from seeking cosmetic products. Tse Lhatso puts on some basic makeup, such as eyebrows and foundation, while her friends fix up her hair. The natural red checks are one of the unique traits of people of the Tibetans plateau, and they are considered beautiful. Some of the ladies still put on a little extra blush to emphasize the red cheeks.