People of the Bulang ethnic minority group knew how to knit, weave and dye in as early as the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279 AD). Since the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912 AD), both men and women of the Bulang group have been wearing chignons. The Bulang women would usually put on a colorful short blouse to go with a long black skirt, with their shins surrounded by multiple vine circles. They also love to wear bamboo hats, and adorn themselves with big ring-shaped earrings in silver or copper, copper bracelets, blue or green bead string necklaces hanging to the navel and embellished with colorful mineral beads and shells.