The Differences Of Costume Culture Between Ethnic Minorities In China

Cultural characteristics of costumes of all ethnic groups

Tibetan women's clothing Costume culture : Rural girls by the Yarlung Zangbo River wear black Pulu sleeveless gowns outside, red, white or green shirts inside, colorful Pulu aprons around the waist, and beautiful "Songba" boots

　　 Miao Costume Culture

Miao costumes are different due to gender, age, marital status, and there are regional differences. However, they all maintain the traditional style of Miao nationality from ancient times to the present. The women's pleated skirt of Miao nationality

Qiandongnan Miao costumes: they are popular in 16 counties and cities of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Duyun, Libo, Sandu, Xingren, Anshun, Guangxi Rongshui, Jiang and other regions. The jacket has a large collar facing the front or a right lapel half. Pleated skirts vary in length and wear various aprons and leggings. Hair buns are also quite different. In general, there are more than 30 styles of Miao costumes in Qiandongnan.

Miao costumes in central and southern Guizhou: mainly Guiyang, Longli, Guiding, Huishui, Pingba, Anshun, Pingtang, Luodian, Qiubei, Wenshan, Mali in Yunnan, Longlin in Guangxi, etc. It is characterized by black, white and blue thread embroidery or batik. Large collar with open front, pleated skirt, headband or kerchief, bun hair. There are five styles of Miao costumes in central and southern Guizhou.

Miao costumes in Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan: mainly in southern Sichuan, western Guizhou, northwestern Guizhou, northeastern Yunnan, northwestern Guangxi, Zhaotong, Weixin, Chuxiong, Jinsha and other places in Yunnan. Clothes are mainly made of linen, with light colors, and wax printing technology is common. Clothes and hairstyles vary.

Xiangxi Miao costumes: mainly in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Songtao, Sichuan Xiushan, Youyang, Hubei Exi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and other places. There are colorful headscarves and variant styles, and there are also 8 kinds of clothes.

Hainan Miao costumes: due to the influence of local Li costumes, the Miao women in Hainan wear a long gown with a right skirt and knee length, only one button, no collar, batik Short skirt They are mainly black and red, with few patterns. They are tied with hair, wrapped with a headband embroidered with patterns, covered with a pointed handkerchief embroidered with lace, and hung on the back with a red band, which is very different from the Miao costumes in other regions.

　　 Kangba Han Zi Costume

A painted pottery boot was also unearthed at Liuwan Cemetery in Ledu, Qinghai Province, with a total height of 1116cm and a bottom length of 1413cm. The boot is hollow inside, round in shape, red in color and black in color on the surface. The joint between the upper and the bottom of the boot is concave inward. The front and back of the bottom of the boot are pointed. The boot barrel is painted with symmetrical double lines. The boot is decorated with double lines and triangular patterns

　　 Dong minority clothing

Men wear a pair of short clothes, some have no collar on the right lapel, and wrap a turban.

Women wear large lapels, collarless clothes and buttoned clothes, and wear skirts or pants below. Habitual belt and headband. Use black, cyan (blue), deep purple, white and other four colors. Black and cyan are mostly used in spring, autumn and winter, white in summer and purple in festivals.

　 Shui costumes

Men's and women's clothes are mostly green and blue. Men wear long shirts with large skirts, and the head is covered with green cloth. Women usually wear blue round collar half length clothes with large lapels, and green cloth trousers, which are surrounded by lace and tied with a blue and green apron; On festivals, wear skirts and comb long hair into a slanted bow; Wear a variety of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and other silver jewelry on grand festivals or banquets.

　　 Dai nationality Clothing: Dai women generally like to wear short clothes with narrow sleeves and full skirts to fully display their slender figure. A white or crimson underwear is worn on it. The outside is a tight jacket with a garden collar and narrow sleeves. There are large front and opposite front. There are many colors, such as water red, light yellow, light green, snow white, sky blue, etc. Nowadays, most of them are sewed with georgette, silk, dacron and other materials. The narrow sleeved blouses are tightly wrapped around the arms with almost no gaps. Many people also like to sew with flesh colored materials, If you don't look carefully, you can't see the sleeves. The front and back skirts are just waist length, tightly wrapped around the body. Then a silver belt is used to tie the short sleeved shirt and the skirt mouth, and the ankle length skirt is underneath. The waist is slim and small, and the hem is wide.

Dai men usually wear collarless shirt or large shirt with small sleeves, long pants under them, white cloth, green cloth or red cloth on their heads, and some wear woolen hats, which makes them look natural and natural.

Hani costumes: The design of Hani costumes is also based on the principle of adapting to terraced agricultural production. Its men's clothing is characterized by tight shorts, loose trousers and black cloth buns. The complexity of clothing is mainly reflected in women. Hani women in the application area generally prefer to wear short clothes and trousers. The jacket has a slanted lapel and no collar, one button under the armpit, and one waistcoat with no button on the waistcoat; The trousers are large waist, large crotch, large trouser legs and straight trousers.

Korean costumes: men's clothes, mainly including tops, waistcoats, trousers, gowns and coats, and black hat, hat, cap, cap, etc. In the past, men's clothes were characterized by white slanted plackets, cloth knotted buttons, and buttoned waistcoats. The crotch of the trousers is fat, which is convenient for sitting cross legged seats, and the trouser legs are tied with ribbons. Long gowns can be worn as overcoats, including single, clip and cotton. Wooden shoes, straw sandals and all rubber shoes are worn on the feet. Now, in addition to some elderly people, especially those in rural areas, still wear this kind of dress, most young people wear suits, Zhongshan suits and fashionable clothes. There are few people wearing straw sandals.

Women's clothing, mainly including blouses, skirts and coats (including gowns, gowns, etc.)

　 Ewenki costumes

The Ewenki people engaged in agriculture in the south of the Great Khingan Mountains in Inner Mongolia are mainly in robes. The men's robes are simple and elegant, and the women's clothes are gorgeous. Under the collar, shoulders, front and back chest, front chest, hem, slits and other places are decorated with lace, and girls' cuff bags and purse bags are decorated with flowers and stories.

Aoluguya hunting Ewenki people in Inner Mongolia wear special clothes. Men usually wear short leather robes with double front, women wear long leather robes with large collars and front front, and large collars, front front and hem are trimmed with leather strips of various colors, with different layers. They all wear long boots and soft boots. Women's soft boots are decorated with symmetrical antler patterns in front, and men's boots are plain faced.

　　 Uygur costumes

The Uygur ancestors, the Huihe people, mainly wear leather clothes and trousers. The women's headdress is more peculiar. "The sheep skeleton is wrapped in leather. On the head of the headdress, the hair curls and the sideburns are decorated, which looks like a Xuan crown.". In addition, Huihe people may have the custom of braiding hair.