An undated photo shows women of Yi ethnic group wearing chaerwa. (Photo/CCTV News app)
The cloak is woven with quality sheep wool in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture. It usually takes about one month to finish making one chaerwa. Yi people wear it to keep warm in daytime and use it for bedding at night.
Paying inspection tour to grassroots areas and conveying his festival greetings is one of Xi's annual must-do things before Spring Festival, the Chinese Lunar New Year.
