Yi women and men who live in Grand and Small Liang Mountain in Sichuan and Yunnan region all wear "caerwa," which is rather big with about the same size of a loose and big shawl. It is woven by linen and supplemented with wool. A Caerwa has many functions and is considered to be "a coat during day, a raincoat when rain comes and a quilt at night." Old men usually wear black and blue caerwas, while young men like to use flamboyant colors of strong contrast such as red, yellow, green, orange and pink. It was tied around neck at the top, opens in front and has tassels at the bottom. Men will look handsome, masculine and powerful when wearing caerwas and the "hero knot" on the head. Women will look pretty, elegant and rustic when they wear colorful caerwas, flower patterned head handkerchiefs together with a kind of hairstyle with two plaits crossing and wrapping around head top.
