Maonan women innovate traditional hat weaving patterns(1/6)

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2022 shows bamboo bags woven by Tan Sujuan, an inheritor of the Maonan bamboo hat weaving technique of the Maonan ethnic group in Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yizhao)

The bamboo hats are considered a symbol of happiness and a gift to the beloved in Maonan ethnic group.

Tan and her daughter integrate the popular patterns and colors among young people into the hats.

A bamboo hat is in weaving. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yizhao)

Tan cuts a bamboo strip in Huangjiang Maonan autonomous county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yizhao)

Tan weaves a bamboo hat in Huangjiang Maonan autonomous county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yizhao)

Local residents weave bamboo hats in Huangjiang Maonan autonomous county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yizhao)

Tan weaves a bamboo hat in Huangjiang Maonan autonomous county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Yizhao)