Thangka come in different types in terms of production approaches. Besides color painting and printing Thangka, there are also embroidered Thangka, brocaded Thangka, kesi Thangka, appliqué Thangka and pearl Thangka. Embroidered Thangka is made with silk threads of various colors with contents including mountains and waters, people, flowers, feathers, kiosks and pavilions; brocaded Thangka is made on silk texture. Different patterns are made with silk threads of several colors and then stick them to the fabrics. This is also called barbola. Applique Thangka is made by pasting various figures and patterns cut from different colored silk into the fabrics. Kesi Thangka uses continuous longitudinal lines and broken latitude lines to express various patterns. The latitude lines of various colors are used only for decoration. Sometimes, jewelries and stones are added on the colorful patterns, making the Tangkas more glorious and splendid. Kesi Thangka is a special artistic work that transplant painting into silk products unique only to China. These fabric Thangkas feature tight and thick textures, precise layouts, delicate patterns and eye-catching colors.