传说莫西女人佩戴唇盘是为了使自己变丑,以防被外族抢去做奴隶。久而久之佩戴唇盘就成了勇敢和美丽的象征了。姑娘佩戴的唇盘越大,当她成为新娘的时候,就能获得越多的彩礼。当莫西姑娘长到10～15岁的时候,她的下嘴唇就会被穿一个小洞,先佩戴一个用泥烧制的或用木头制作的小盘子,随着年龄的增长,渐渐换大的。为了佩戴唇盘有不少女孩付出了生命。 Legend has it that a woman wearing a lip mask is to make her ugly ugly, in order to prevent the foreigners robbed to be slaves. Over time wearing a lip plate has become a symbol of bravery and beauty. The larger the lipstick the girl wears, the more bridewealth she can get when she becomes a bride. When the girl grew up to 10 to 15 years old, her lower lip will be worn a small hole, first wearing a mud or wood-made small plates, with age, gradually change large of. There are quite a few girls who have given their lives in order to wear lip sticks.