Exquisite silverware from Libo

Exquisite silverware from Libo

　　　Exquisite silverware — The Buyi, Shui, Yao, and Miao ethnic groups in Libo all place great importance on silver ornaments, especially the Shui people, for whom there is a saying that “a Shui wedding must include silver.” Their Shui-style dragon-head bracelets won provincial-ministerial quality awards in 1985; the Buyi four-season bracelets were honored as provincial-quality products in 1987; the Yao silver bird won both provincial-quality and second prize for design in 1989; the Shui pressure collar was awarded provincial-quality status in 1991, and the Libo Silverware Factory was listed by the state in 1991 as one of the designated production units for minority ethnic special-needs products. In 1993, all products of the Libo Silverware Factory were exhibited at the Azalea Festival and won a Certificate of Trusted Products.