"Costume Culture Of 19 National Costume": The Costume Of Baoan Nationality [Map]

　　 Baoan nationality They mainly live in Bao'an, Dongxiang and Salar autonomous counties in Jishishan, Gansu Province, with a small population scattered in Gansu Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Xunhua County in Qinghai Province, with a population of 12212. Security is about 20000 people.

The Baoan people live in the southwestern part of Gansu. They are on the border between Linxia and Southeast China. The west is adjacent to Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai province. Under the Jishishan, the upper reaches of the the Yellow River river is rich in water and grass, and suitable for farming and pasturing. Wheat, corn, potato, highland barley and peas are the main crops of Baoan people. It is especially famous for its sweet and delicious winter fruit pears and thin skinned walnuts.

"Security" is the self claim of the Baoan people. It has been called "Hui Hui" and "security back" in history. After the founding of new China, according to the wishes of the people of the nation, it was officially named the Baoan people.

The Baoan people is one of the less populated people in China. Ethnic minority They mainly live in Bao'an, Dongxiang and Salar autonomous counties in Jishishan, Gansu Province, and scattered in Gansu, Linxia and Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Xunhua County, Qinghai province. Security is a self name derived from the place name. The Baoan people were originally Mongolians who came to the East with the "western region Pro army" after thirteenth Century. They believed in Islam. They first stationed troops in the Tongren area of Qinghai to cultivate and pasture, and gradually formed contacts and intermarriage with the local Hui, Dongxiang, Sarah, Tibetan, Han and other ethnic groups. People used to believe in Islam, customs and local Hui people, and called it "security return". In 1950, according to the will of the nation, it was named the Baoan people. According to the legends, language features and similar customs of the Mongolian people, we can infer that the Baoan nationality is a part of the Mongolian people living in the Tongren area of Qinghai province since the yuan and Ming Dynasties, and formed a long-term association with the surrounding peoples such as Hui, Han, Tibet and the earth. The Baoan nationality has a population of over 12200 people. They have a native language, no words, and the security language belongs to the Mongolia family of the Altai language family. Most of them are familiar with Chinese.

The Baoan people lived in the neighborhood of the Mongol, and their costumes were basically the same. Mongolian The same. Men and women wear long fur robes in winter and wear all kinds of leather caps. They wear a jacket in summer and autumn, and a trumpet shaped cap with white wool felt. Both men and women wear brightly colored silk belts with small ornaments. In the late Yuan Dynasty, because of the influence of Tibet and the Tus, the men and women of the Baoan nationality wore long gowns and bowler hats in the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn. Some men also wear high necked white short gowns and black shoulder covers. Women's costumes are brightly colored and embroidered with feet. The costumes of this period include Tibetan and Turkish costumes. During the period of Xianfeng and Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, after the security guards moved to the Dahe area of Jishishan, Gansu, they had close contact with the Hui, Dongxiang and Han people around, and their clothing had changed significantly. At ordinary times, men like to wear white or blue soft caps, wear white blouse, and cover with green cloth. During festivals, they usually wear bowler hat, wear a black corduroy robe, wear colored belts and waist swords, and wear long leather boots. Women usually wear purple or Black Green Corduroy top blouse, blue or black trousers, some like to wear knee gown, and lower body wear red and water color trousers, the foil is exceptionally elegant. Nowadays, a security man usually wears a white cap, wears a white shirt, a black shoulder, blue or grey trousers, and goes to visit a friend or go out to wear a Chinese tunic suit or military uniform. Women wear right jackets, trousers, jackets or big shoulder. Adult women wear heels or scarves and wear small jewelry.

Men of Baoan nationality wear normally White blouse Green cloth shoulders, black, blue, grey trousers, black cloth, black dome, and a black corduroy robe with a lapel, a large skirt and a trimmed border, a long 5 foot long colored belt, a hat on top, a leather boot with a full leather jacket, and a brown Lapel coat in winter. Women wear big coats and scarves, mostly corduroy as raw materials, like purple, green and other gorgeous colors, with lace; generally wear a cover head, girls wear green, young women wear black, old women wear white; girls wear long braids on weekdays, wear colored scarves, festivals red, green hat. The security waist knife is a proud handicraft of the Baoan people. It is also the most distinctive ornament. It is also a token of love between men and women and gifts for relatives and friends. Its exquisite craft, beautiful appearance, sharp and durable.

Baoan women like brightly colored. clothes The upper part of the body is made of big top coat. The robe usually has just crossed the knees, and the sleeves and the sides of the trousers have different edges. They like to wear colorful corduroy trousers, such as purplish red and green, embroidered with beautiful patterns on the edges. In short, the costumes in the past are relatively large, with all kinds of "edge", that is, the winter white coat worn by men, often with red edges, is particularly handsome.

Women of Baoan nationality often wear cover heads. Women usually wear green heads, married black ones and old white ones, so that they can recognize the age and identity of these women at a glance. Nowadays, many girls imitate Han women, with scarves on their heads.