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Tibetan women’s braids.
For centuries, Tibetan women have plaited their hair in 108 braids (or as close as possible) to represent the 108 teachings of the Kan Djur, the Tibetan holy book.

This hairstyle has been discouraged by the Chinese government as they want the Tibetan people to assimilate into modern Chinese culture. Thus micro braids faded as young Tibetan women began to cut their hair, preferring shorter hairstyles, leaving the micro braids to older Tibetan women. However, something remarkable has happened in modern-day Tibet.

A compromise of sort. Tibetan women are allowed to wear micro braids today and braid the hair of tourists in the city of Lhasa.
The Buddhist significance has been removed and is never mentioned. Only a few braids are placed in the tourist’s hair, usually festooned with ribbons. The good news is that poor Tibetan women are able to make a decent living braiding hair and the tradition of micro braids is being kept alive. -source

Nobody mentions it anymore, but the cultural annihilation and genocide of Tibetan people is still ongoing. China is nobody’s friend.