The Style Of Hui Dress

The origin of the ancient and mysterious Islamic civilization is long. In the long history of hundreds of years, the clothing of the Hui nationality has undergone changes, but the only thing that has not changed is the Hui soul, which is inlaid in the hearts of the Hui people.

What is the original Hui costume? It is still a mystery.

Ningxia is the largest Hui colony in China. There are 2 million 160 thousand Hui people in the whole region.

Nowadays, walking on the streets of Yinchuan, capital city, it is difficult to find ethnic differences from clothing alone.

With the increasing level of material and cultural life, some Hui people wear distinctive national costumes in major social activities, festivals, foreign exchanges, weddings and funerals.

The most distinctive style of Hui nationality's dress today is Hui nationality's headwear.

Men generally like to wear a round hat made of white cloth, and Hui women often wear a cover.

With the continuous development of society, the Hui nationality's clothing is greatly influenced by the Han costume culture. Except for the Hui nationality's head ornaments, religious personnel and the clothing of the elderly Muslim, the Hui ethnic group in the settlement area and the clothing of the Hui nationality scattered in the town are not very strong.

What is the original Hui costume is still a mystery.

Hong Tao, an expert in the study of Hui clothing in the Ningxia Academy of Social Sciences, found that because Hui people had no custom to bury themselves in worldly clothes, researchers could not find an exact example of the early Hui dress in archaeology.

At the same time, because Islam forbids idolatry, there are no images and photos of early Hui people in historical documents.

"From the clothes of the professional religious personages in the mosque, we can also see the clues of some early Hui men's clothing. As for the early Hui women's dress, it is impossible to speak at the moment," Hong Tao said.

According to the current academic circles, the formation of the Hui nationality was in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, and the appearance of Hui costumes was synchronized with the formation of the Hui people.

The clothing of the Hui nationality was influenced by the dressing style of the Chinese and western ethnic groups and the local people. However, the dress of the Hui nationality did not change to the Han costume because of national integration.

In the early days of the formation of Hui nationality, many Islamic cultural elements were retained and cultural elements of various ethnic groups in Arabia and Persia.

In the early days of the Hui people's formation, their costumes retained many foreign cultural elements.

The Hui nationality's clothing today can be seen mainly in Arabia style and Malaysia style.

The Arab style is mainly robe, and the horse style is mainly the knee length cardigan.

The costume of the Hui nationality from the traditional to the modern

In the Tongxin County of Ningxia, this quiet and mysterious County town accounts for 84.5% of the 354 thousand population.

In the streets, most married women wear light blue hats and ordinary clothes. Men generally wear small white caps and Chinese tunic suits.

In the Tongxin Arabic school, young girls wore white and pink heads and some wore long gowns.

The Nanjia mosque, located in Yongning County, Yinchuan, Ningxia, was built in the Ming Dynasty.

The young Imam of the mosque wore a white hat embroidered with lace and was dressed in a clean Chinese tunic suit. Most of the men in the temple were similarly dressed.

This year's 27 year old Ma Wen is a journalist from a media in Ningxia.

As a native of the Hui nationality, she appeared in front of people, and she was no different from the beautiful and modern city girl she saw on weekdays.

In her memory, grandma and mother were used to wearing a cover, worshipping, and living a traditional Muslim life.

An Yuge, an associate researcher of the Ningxia intangible cultural heritage protection center, said that most of the Hui women's clothing was mainly made of horses, and the clothes inside were longer than the clothes outside. This is a tradition, but the young people nowadays feel too old and unwilling to wear them.

After the formation of the Hui nationality, the costumes of the Hui nationality have undergone great changes.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the two dynasties had clear stipulates in costumes, and there were quite strict restrictions on national costumes.

Because the Hui nationality is distributed in a state of large dispersion and small habitation, Hui nationality's clothing culture is also assimilated by the strong culture of the periphery.

"The process of development and change of the Hui costume is the process of continuous Sinicization of Arabia and Persian culture, and is the process of constant etiquette and religious life in everyday life," Hong Tao said.

Ethnic complex in clothing

As a Hui born in the field, Ma Shumin, a national stage art designer at China Conservatory of Music, has deep feelings for the Hui nationality itself.

In order to design the Hui clothing, she was more than 67 years old. She went to various counties and districts in Ningxia to feel the customs of the Hui nationality.

The Imam costume designed by Ma Shumin is dignified and dignified. The female dress is beautiful, modern and modern, without losing the characteristics of the Hui nationality.

Her ideal is to make the Hui people wear more beautiful and ethnic costumes before the world.

She has won the first prize in succession for the two time in the Hui costume design and Exhibition competition.

"A lot of Hui people show me that they need beautiful, modern and ethnic costumes."

Ma Shumin said, "Hui ethnic costumes should conform to the national characteristics of the Hui nationality and should have their own style to develop."

In modern times, designers began to add modern elements to traditional Hui costumes.

For example, the increase of colors, the increase of lines, the exquisite texture of clothing, and so on, make Hui clothing more beautiful and fashionable.

Nowadays, the costumes of Hui people have changed a lot.

As for the Hui nationality headwear, both men and women show a tendency toward pluralism.

Men's white hat was mostly pure white, and now they can often see black, gray, green, red or all kinds of colors. The production process is also coexisting with fabric, weaving and embroidery.

The cover of the female was originally black, white and green. Now, apart from these colors, red, blue, pink, brown and other colors can also be seen. The fabric also changes from cloth to yarn, and from the traditional style to the scarf.

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