THAILAND-CHIANG RAI-KAREN-LONG NECK

CHIANG RAI, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) — A woman weaves cloth at a Karen village in Chiang Rai, Thailand, Dec. 22, 2022. The Karen people, who live in northwest Thailand, regard long necks as beauty. Local girls start to wear copper collars at the age of 4 or 5. With the change of times, the number of women wearing collars has decreased greatly, and the custom of long neck is gradually entering history. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)