A Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive
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Workers weave Pulu, a traditional wooden fabric into clothing, at wooden looms near statues of Princess Wencheng and Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on July 23, 2026, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A worker pulls wool into a yarn at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on July 23, 2026, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A worker pulls wool into a yarn at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on July 23, 2026, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Pasang, founder of the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative, is interviewed in a showroom of the products in Shannan in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on July 23, 2026, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A worker stands near products of the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative displayed in a showroom in Shannan in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on July 23, 2026, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Workers weave Pulu, a traditional wooden fabric into clothing, at wooden looms near statues of Princess Wencheng and Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on July 23, 2026, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
