The costumes and national characteristics of 56 ethnic groups

1. Han nationality

2. Mongolian nationality

Jewelry, robes, belts and boots are the four main parts of Mongolian clothing, and the decoration on women’s heads Made of multi-month agate, pearls, gold and silver. Mongolian men wear robes and aprons, and women have lace patterns embroidered on their sleeves and high collars on their tops, which seems to be similar to the Mongolian ethnic group. Women like to wear three pieces of clothing of different lengths. The first is an undershirt with sleeves as long as the wrist, the second is an outer coat with sleeves as long as the elbow, and the third is a collarless waistcoat with straight rows of flashing buttons. Eye-catching.

3. Hui Nationality

The costumes of the Hui Nationality are basically the same as those of the Han Nationality. The difference is mainly reflected in the headwear. Hui nationality men mostly wear white, black, or brown brimmed round caps. Women mostly wear hijabs, especially in the northwest region: young girls and newlyweds wear green ones, middle-aged women wear black or cyan ones, and elderly women wear white ones. Hui men like to wear white hats during festivals or during weddings and weddings, while women wear draped scarves, with the front end of the scarf covering their chin and the back hanging down on their shoulders.

4. Tibetan people

Tibetan costumes for both men and women are still intact. Different regions have different costumes. It is characterized by long sleeves, wide waist and wide placket. Women wear long-sleeved robes in winter and sleeveless robes in summer, shirts of various colors and patterns, and a colorful patterned aprons tied in front of their waists. Tibetan compatriots particularly love "Hatha" and regard it as the most precious gift. "Hata" is a snow-white fabric, usually about 20 to 30 centimeters wide and one to two meters long. It is woven with yarn or silk. Whenever there is a happy event, or a visitor from afar comes, or you pay a visit to your elders, or you go on a journey to say goodbye, Everyone must offer hada to show their respect.

5. Uyghur

The flower hat is an integral part of the Uyghur clothing and one of the symbols of Uyghur beauty. As early as the Tang Dynasty, men in the Western Regions often wore felt hats with rolled brim and pointed top, similar to today's "four-tile" hats. Use leather in winter and silk in summer, with bird feathers inserted in front. Women's hats are all embellished and decorated with gold and silver threads. Kashgar's four-row flower hat stands out and has almost become the mainstream of Uyghur flower hats and continues to this day. Through the continuous innovation of Uyghur people in various places, the workmanship of flower hats has become more and more sophisticated, and the varieties have become more diverse. But there are mainly two types: "Qiyiman" and "Badam", collectively known as "Gaba" (Sileng small flower hat).

6. Miao ethnic minority

Miao ethnic minority girls like to wear silver jewelry. They make exquisite silver corollas with 6 uneven silver wings inserted in front of the corolla. Most of them are decorated with two Dragon playing with beads pattern. In some areas, in addition to silver pieces, silver horns about 1 meter high are also inserted into the silver crowns, with colorful ribbons tied on the tips. On the lower edge of the silver crown, a silver flower belt hangs, and a row of small silver flower pendants hangs down. There are several layers of silver necklaces worn around the neck, mostly made of silver flowers and small silver rings. He wears a silver lock and a silver collar on his chest, a silver cloak on his chest and back, and many small silver bells hanging down. Earrings and bracelets are all made of silver. Only two sleeves show embroidery with fiery red as the main tone, but the cuffs are also inlaid with a wider circle of silver ornaments. The costumes worn by Miao girls often weigh several kilograms, and some of them are accumulated and inherited by generations of people. It is known as the "fairy in colorful clothes and silver costumes". The craftsmanship of Miao silver jewelry is gorgeous, sophisticated and ingenious, fully demonstrating the wisdom and talent of the Miao people. The skirts worn by Miao girls are called pleated skirts, but in fact there are more than 500 pleats on a skirt, and there are many layers, some as many as thirty or forty layers. These skirts, from weaving to bleaching, dyeing and sewing, to the final drawing and embroidery, are all done by the girls themselves. Together with the hand-embroidered flower belts and flower breast pockets, they are really colorful and beautiful.

7. Yi Nationality

Sani is a branch of the Yi Nationality. Flower buns are still an important part of girls' clothing. Flower buns are mostly made by ingenious girls. They are about 3 meters long and 0.17 meters wide. They have a black cloth as the base and several colorful patterns embroidered on them. They are very delicate and beautiful. Every time they celebrate or go out, girls have to wear brand new national costumes. It takes a lot of effort to wrap the Baotou, and you have to go through seven or eight procedures to complete it. Different branches of the Yi ethnic group have different costumes, and there are countless women dressed in colorful costumes. Relatively speaking, there are not many traditional costumes for men. However, Yi men in Liangshan still retain ancient traditions. They wear a lock of long hair in front of their heads, which symbolizes male dignity and is sacred and inviolable. The Yi people are commonly known as "Heavenly Bodhisattva". Men of the Yi ethnic group in the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan and Yunnan like to wrap their heads with green or blue cloth and tie a long cone-shaped knot on their forehead to express their heroic and mighty spirit, which is commonly known as the "Hero's Knot". In addition, the cross-body belt made of fine beef tendons (used to hang swords in ancient times) is called the "hero belt". The Liangshan Mountains are steep and the climate is cold, so the local Yi people use blankets to protect themselves, commonly known as "Cerwa". The sarwa is a shawl woven from wool, available in white, gray, blue and other colors. The upper part is necked with wool rope, and the lower part is decorated with a beard that is about 0.33 meters long. It often takes several months to make a Tsarwa. The Tsarwa of the Yi people stays with them all year round. It protects against the wind and cold during the day and serves as a cover at night. It can be called the symbol of the clothing of the Yi people in Liangshan.

8. Zhuang Nationality

Zhuang men mostly wear double-breasted tops with buttons tied with cloth. A small pocket is sewn on the chest to match the two large pockets on the abdomen, and the hem is folded inwards to form a wide edge; the trousers are short and wide, and some are wrapped with leggings; a headscarf with embroidered patterns is tied. Women wear navy or dark blue tops with low collars and right gussets, with colorful laces embroidered on the collars, cuffs, and hems of the plackets; they wear black wide trousers.

There are also black pleated skirts with colorful embroidery on the top and colorful cloth patches on the bottom. The colors are bright and dazzling. Wear a girdle, embroidered apron, and a black headscarf embroidered with patterns. Wear embroidered shoes and embroidered shoulder pads during festivals or at market and singing venues. Women's hairstyles vary from place to place. Zhuang costumes are generally made of self-woven homespun cloth.

Zhuang women are good at weaving and embroidery. The Zhuang cloth and Zhuang brocade weaved are famous for their exquisite patterns and bright colors. The unique style of "batik" is also praised by people. In terms of clothing, men are not much different from Han people, but women are colorful. They especially like to embroider patterns with colorful silk threads on their shoes, hats, and breast pockets, including figures, birds, animals, and flowers.

9. Buyi people

Both men and women like to wear blue, green, black, white and other colors of cloth. Young and middle-aged men usually wear turbans, double-breasted shorts (or long-breasted gowns) and trousers. Most elderly people wear double-breasted shorts or long gowns. Women's clothing varies from place to place. Some wear long blue and black pleated skirts, some like to embroider their clothes, and some like to wrap their heads with white towels and wear silver bracelets, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry. Buyi girls have the aura to make batik since they were young. Most of the clothes they wear are sewn by themselves, fit well, and are simple and elegant.

10. Koreans

The Koreans like to wear plain white clothes, usually shorts and long trousers. Men's tops are unbuttoned, knotted with strips of cloth and have a waistcoat, and their bottoms have a large crotch and lace-up legs. Women's short clothes have no buttons and are knotted with ribbons. Long skirts are divided into wrap skirts and tube skirts (only before marriage). Older women usually wear long white skirts, and middle-aged women usually wear skirts that reach their heels. Young women's skirts are mostly made of brightly colored satin. In modern times, men mostly wear flat white rubber shoes and straw sandals when working. Women wear boat-shaped rubber shoes. Nowadays, except for festivals or ethnic gatherings, the Korean people basically do not wear national costumes, and they are no different from the Han people.

11. Manchu

In the 1930s, both Manchu men and women wore traditional robes with wide breasts and large sleeves. The hem of women's cheongsam reaches (left bone and right trunk) (calf), with embroidered floral patterns. Men's cheongsam has an ankle-length hem and no decoration. After the 1940s, due to the impact of new clothing trends at home and abroad, the Manchu men's cheongsam has been abandoned. The women's cheongsam has changed from wide sleeves to narrow sleeves, straight legs to tight waist, slightly larger hips, recycled hem, and ankle-length. Gradually, today's various cheongsam styles that pay attention to color decoration and beautiful body lines have gradually formed.

12. Dong

The clothing of Dong women comes in various forms, with different styles, different decorative parts, different patterns and craftsmanship, or different colors, hairstyles, and headbands. They usually wear Casual clothing emphasizes practicality. When dressing up, focus on decorative aesthetics. Simplicity and luxury complement each other. According to the overall clothing characteristics of Dong women, Dong clothing can be divided into three styles, namely: tight skirts, loose skirts and trousers.

Men's clothing consists of a green cloth headband, a double-breasted jacket with a stand-up collar, a belt, a short waistcoat without buttons, trousers, leggings, straw sandals or bare feet, with embroidery on the skirt and other places. The Dong's horsetail fan is a first-class embroidery. Its ancient shape, exquisite embroidery, rigorous patterns and rich colors fully demonstrate the intelligence and superb skills of Dong women.

13. Yao Nationality

Due to their different characteristics in living and clothing, the Yao people used to have "Guoshan Yao", "Hongtou Yao", "Daban Yao", " "Pingtou Yao", "Landou Yao", "Sha Yao", "Baitou Yao" and other self-proclaimed names are similar to his. The traditional characteristics of the nation have always been maintained in terms of customs and habits, especially in the clothing of men and women. Yao women are good at embroidery, and they embroider exquisite patterns on their skirts, cuffs and trouser hems. The hair is wrapped in a fine braid around the top of the head, surrounded by five-color beads, and the skirt of the dress is embroidered with colorful patterns from the neck to the chest. Men like to wear their hair in a bun and wrap their heads with red or green cloth. They wear collarless, double-breasted long-sleeved clothes, a white cloth "waistcoat" slung over the clothes, and long trousers with large trousers.

14. Bai nationality

Both men and women of Bai nationality admire the color white and regard white as noble. Men in the Dali area mostly wear white double-breasted jackets, black-collared jackets, or several leather or satin collared jackets, commonly known as "three drops of water". They wear belts around their waists or embroidered bellybands, and blue or black trousers. Women's clothing varies from place to place. In Dali area, they usually wear white tops, red waistcoats, or light blue tops, black velvet collared jackets, embroidered short aprons around their waists, blue wide trousers, and embroidered "baijie shoes" on their feet. . Unmarried women wear a single braid on their head, and wrap a bright red headband around a white headscarf. The red and white complement each other. The waist is tied with an embroidered short apron, which makes it more colorful and beautiful. Married women wear buns instead. Women on the east bank of Erhai Lake style their hair in a "phoenix-nodded" style, covering their hair with a silk net or tied with a hairpin, and wrapping their heads with embroidered scarves or black cloth. Bai women have the custom of wearing earrings and bracelets.

15. Tujia

The structure and style of Tujia costumes are based on the principle of frugality and practicality. They like to be loose and have a simple structure, but they pay attention to details. They like to be loose, with short clothes and shorts, and large cuffs and trouser legs. . Men, women, old and young all wear collarless piping right-front cardigans. The hems and collars are embroidered with patterns. The embroidery work is exquisite and the colors are bright, which has strong national characteristics.

Tujia women wear collarless and full-breasted clothes. The clothes are open to the left. There is an inch and a half wide lace embroidered from the top collar to the hem to the hem of the skirt. Each sleeve has three strips of lace, one large, two small and three. The large lace is one inch and a half wide, and the small lace is as wide as a finger. The sleeves are about one foot and two inches large, the width of the lace is the same as the sleeves, and the trousers are about one foot and five inches.

In addition, the chest coat apron, commonly known as "Mama's skirt", has a semicircle at the top and a triangle at the bottom. There is also a circle of lace from the top semicircle to the bottom, about one inch wide. There are flowers embroidered on the chest of the apron, which are about five inches square. The apron, or flower belt, is made of colorful silk threads, usually two feet long, with three inches of unwoven flower tape left at each end.

16. Hani Nationality

Yeche is a branch of the Hani Nationality. Yeche women wear white-pointed hats on their heads and indigo split-style short-sleeved homespun clothes on their upper bodies, without collars or buttons, and tied up with wide five-color belts. Commoner clothes are worn one by one, ranging from seven or eight to more than ten pieces. The length of the inside and the short of the outside can tell the number of pieces of clothing. Yeche people believe that the more pieces of clothing there are, the more beautiful the clothing will be and the more it will show the wealth of the family. They wear black shorts with appropriate pleats on the bottoms of the trousers. The number of pleats is roughly equal to the number of tops. Everything below the thighs is naked. During the New Year and festivals, girls also wear silver bracelets on their hands, silver chains on their chests, and silver pieces and silver bubbles on both sides of their waists. They make jingles as they walk, which is quite charming.

17. Kazakhs

The Kazakhs are a nation characterized by grassland nomadic culture. Their clothing is easy to ride. Their national costumes are mostly made of sheepskin, fox skin, deerskin, and wolf skin. The production reflects the life characteristics of the mountainous grassland peoples.

The costumes of Kazakh women are colorful. They like to use white, red, green and light blue silks, floral fabrics, wool textiles, etc. as raw materials to make dresses. Young girls and young women usually wear dresses with embroidered sleeves and multiple layers of ruffles on the hem. Wear a waistcoat or short top in summer, a cotton coat in winter, and a cotton coat when going out. Women are most particular about hats and headscarves. Unmarried girls wear a beautiful triangular or square headscarf in summer, and a velvet hard-shell dome hat in winter, with an owl feather on the top of the hat, symbolizing bravery and determination. When she is a bride, she wears a pointed hat decorated with embroidery and gold and silver jewelry, with beads hanging in front of her face. After a year, she wears a flowered turban, and after having children, she starts wearing a shawl.

18. Dai Nationality

Dai women generally like to wear narrow-sleeved shorts and skirts. Wear a white or crimson underwear on top, and a tight-fitting jacket on the outside, with a garden collar and narrow sleeves, with a large placket or a double placket, in various colors such as water red, light yellow, light green, snow white, sky blue and so on. Nowadays, they are mostly sewn with materials such as georgette, silk, and Liang. Narrow-sleeved blouses fit tightly around the arms, with almost no gaps. Many people also like to sew them with flesh-colored fabrics. If you don’t look carefully, you can’t see the sleeves. The front and back plackets are just waist-length, tightly wrapping the body. , and then use a silver belt to tie the short-sleeved shirt and skirt, and wear a skirt that is as long as the ankles. The waist is slim and small, and the hem is wide. This kind of attire of Dai women fully demonstrates the beauty of women's "measurements" of chest, waist and hips. In addition, the fabrics used are soft and the colors are bright and bright. No matter walking or doing things, they give people a graceful, free and elegant look. Feel. Dai men generally wear collarless shirts with double lapels or large lapels and small sleeves, long trousers, and wrap their heads with white, green or scarlet cloth. Some wear woolen hats to look smart and generous. Dai people, regardless of gender, always like to carry a satchel (tongpa) made of woven cotton on their shoulders when going out. The satchel has bright colors and simple style, with strong color of life and national characteristics. The patterns include rare birds and animals, trees, flowers or geometric figures, the images are realistic and lifelike. Each pattern contains specific content, such as: red and green are to commemorate the ancestors; the peacock pattern represents good luck; the elephant pattern symbolizes a bumper harvest and a better life; it fully expresses the Dai people's yearning and pursuit of a better life.

19. Li Nationality

The cotton handicrafts produced by the Li nationality are famous both at home and abroad. In particular, "double-sided embroidery" is the most outstanding, and is mostly used as decoration on tops, such as side flowers, back flowers, etc. The clothing patterns of the Li ethnic group mostly use the popular human figure patterns, animal patterns, plant patterns and geometric patterns. But different regions have different emphasis. The shapes of these patterns are naive and exaggerated, and the conception is bold and clever. They use straight lines, parallel lines, squares, triangles, etc. to form neat decorative patterns. In terms of color, red, yellow, white, etc. are generally used, and the color matching is harmonious and gorgeous. Li women's headscarves, blouses, and skirts are often embedded with gold and silver foil, mica flakes, sequins, or feathers. They are also decorated with shells, beads, copper coins, copper bells, or tassels, which create a dramatic and special effect.

20. Lisu people

Lisu people, men, women and children of all ages like to wear national costumes. Costumes vary from place to place. According to the color of the clothing, it is divided into black Lisu, white Lisu and flower Lisu. The white and black Lisu women who live in the Nujiang area generally wear right-cut tops and long linen skirts; married women wear large copper rings that can hang down the shoulders, and their heads are decorated with corals and beads. Young girls like to tie their braids with red threads decorated with small white shells; some women also like to wear a string of agate, sea shells or silver coins on their chests, with simple horizontal and vertical patterns or small round holes carved on the sea shells. Some valuable breast ornaments can be worth one or two oxen. The "Hua Lisu" in Yongsheng and Tengchong areas have more colorful and beautiful costumes. Women like to embroider many laces on their tops and long skirts, wear floral scarves on their heads, wear large copper or silver rings as earrings, and have floor-length skirts. The long skirt swayed, looking graceful and gorgeous. Lisu men and women in various places wear linen long or short shirts with knee-length trousers and "hanging tubes" worn below the knees. Some wrap their heads with green cloth, and some like to have their hair braided behind their heads. Some men from wealthy families wear a string of large red corals on their left ear to show their honor and dignity in society.

21. Wa Nationality

Wa women have unique decorations. They like to wear big earphones, wide bracelets and thin rattan rings, which symbolize the rough and bold character of the Wa people. Relatively speaking, there is nothing special about men's clothing except for the black headband. But they like tattoos, and most of them have cow heads on their chests, birds on their wrists, and mountain and forest patterns on their legs. When going out, they often carry flowered cloth bags and wear long knives or muskets, giving people a sense of majesty and power. The women's attire is clearly distinctive. The most outstanding thing is that he wears a silver hoop about 3 centimeters wide and has long hair; he wears an indigo collarless placket and a horizontal striped flower tube skirt. The waist is tied with a wide red cloth belt and dozens of thin rattan rings. Large round earrings hanging from the shoulders, a large silver collar and a thin necklace around the neck. Elderly people like to wear large umbrella-shaped earphones about five centimeters long, with various patterns engraved on the top. Some women put fragrant flowers and herbs in their earphones, and some put RMB in them, so they can take them as they go when they go to the market, which is very convenient. In Ximeng, an area inhabited by the Wa people, women from rich or poor families all have a pair of wide bracelets that they wear on their wrists all year round. The bracelet is about five centimeters wide and is mostly made of silver. It is engraved with various exquisite patterns, beautiful and shiny, and is a favorite decoration of Wa women.

22. She Nationality

The clothing of She nationality women varies slightly from place to place. The most common feature is that the tops are mostly embroidered. Especially the women's tops from Fuding and Xiapu, Fujian, have various embroidery patterns and flower, bird, dragon and phoenix patterns on the collar, placket, skirt and even cuffs. The most important costume of She women is the "Phoenix costume". The long braid tied with a red headband is coiled high on the head, symbolizing the phoenix's head; the clothes and aprons (handkerchiefs) are embroidered with colorful lace patterns with bright red, peach red, apricot yellow and gold and silver threads, symbolizing the neck, waist and neck of the phoenix. Feathers; the floating gold belt head tied at the waist symbolizes the phoenix's tail; the jingling silver ornaments worn all over the body symbolize the phoenix's cry. Married women generally wear "phoenix crowns". It is made by wrapping a refined thin bamboo tube with a red cloth handkerchief and hanging a red damask of more than 30 cm long and 3 cm wide. There is a round silver medal on the crown, and three small silver medals hang down from the forehead, which is called "dragon bun", indicating that it is the phoenix crown worn by the "three princesses".

23. Gaoshan Nationality

The traditional costumes of Taiwan’s Gaoshan Nationality are brightly colored, mainly red, yellow, and black. Men’s clothing includes waist skirts, skirts, and embroidery. Feather crowns, robes, etc. Women have short clothes, long skirts, aprons, knee pants, etc. In addition to clothing, there are many accessories, such as crown ornaments, arm ornaments, foot ornaments, etc., and garlands made of flowers, which are directly worn during costume dances. It's very beautiful when worn on the head. Because in the eyes of the Gaoshan people in Taiwan, ornaments are not only beautiful, but also a symbol of status. This is also the tradition of the Baiyue people in ancient my country. In ancient times, the Gaoshan people regarded nudity as beauty. Only a piece of cloth was used for shade and a fur was worn around the waist. However, after coming into contact with Han culture, men gradually wore long gowns and women wore skirts, and they paid attention to the beauty of clothing. In addition to animal skins and bark, clothes are mostly made of self-woven linen and decorated with colorful patterns. Types of men's clothing: sleeveless tunics, capes, bras, and belts are common in the north; deerskin vests, breast bags, waist bags, bras, and black cloth skirts are common in the middle; long-sleeved tops, waist skirts, and trousers are common in the south. Black turban etc. Women's clothing types include short clothes, long skirts and long clothes and short skirts. The clothes of the Yamei people are simple. Men cover their lower bodies with T-shaped cloth and wear vests; women usually wear vests and tube skirts, and wrap themselves in square cloth in winter.

24. Lahu people

The Lahu people love black the most and regard black as beauty. Women of the Lahuxi branch like to wear black headscarves more than 0.3 meters long. The last end hangs down to the waist. In some places, women still have the habit of wrapping their legs with black cloth. The black clothes are decorated with colorful patterns, which makes them look particularly solemn and gorgeous. Lahuxi women wear narrow-sleeved blouses decorated with colorful cloth strips; or wear skirts with red, black and white colors at intervals. When they go out, they always carry a backpack on their shoulders, which not only holds items but also shows off their textile skills. The hat worn by men of the Lahu ethnic group in Lancang County is made of six to eight equilateral triangle pieces of blue and black cloth, with a wider blue cloth border at the bottom and a handful of colorful tassels about 15 cm long hanging down from the top. Some don't wear hats, but wrap their heads with long black cloth scarves. Women wear lace clothes and wrap their heads with black cloth. Nowadays, young men usually wear a black jacket with white lining outside their double-breasted shorts, while girls wear a white undershirt under their clothes, with the hem exposed on the tube skirt. They believe that when white and black match, they are as beautiful as a magpie. 25. Shui Nationality

Since the 1940s, Shui nationality men’s clothing has been the same as the surrounding Han clothing, while women’s clothing still retains distinct ethnic characteristics. Shui women's clothing is mostly made of Shui family cloth, and is a collarless half-length gown or long gown with a large placket. The gown is above the knee and generally does not have embroidered edges. And festival and wedding attire is completely different from usual. The shoulders and cuffs of the wedding jacket, the knees of the trousers are all inlaid with embroidered ribbons, and the turbans also have colorful patterns. Wearing a silver crown on the head, a silver collar on the neck, silver bracelets on the wrists, a silver elegant collar on the chest, silver earrings on the earlobes, and embroidered shoes on the feet. The bride is often dressed up with flowers and grace. In addition, women's embroidered suspenders are more artistic. It is said to be a "belt", but it is actually a gorgeously embroidered "T" shaped "curtain" with straps on both sides of the upper end. The "curtain" is large enough to cover a child. It is made by wrapping a white ponytail with white silk thread, adding other colored silk threads, embroidering various patterns separately, and finally mosaic the embroidered patterns onto the strap fabric. The strap is beautiful and practical, and is the best gift for a mother to give to her married daughter.

26. Dongxiang Nationality

Men of Dongxiang Nationality usually wear long robes, belts, knives and cigarette purses. Women mostly wear embroidered tops with round necks, big lapels and wide sleeves. Wear trousers underneath, with small slits on the back of the trouser legs, and lace on the trouser legs and legs. On festive occasions, embroidered skirts and embroidered shoes are worn. Men wear white or black soft hats with flat tops and no brim. Women wear embroidered skullcaps at home and silk hijabs that cover all their hair when going out. Young girls and newlyweds wear green, married and middle-aged women wear black, and elderly women wear white. Women's jewelry mainly consists of silver earrings, bracelets, and agate beads.

27. Naxi Nationality

In the middle of this century, Lijiang was deeply influenced by the Han people. Men’s clothing was basically the same as that of the Han people, wearing long robes, mandarin jackets or double-breasted shorts, and trousers. Women's clothing, except for the custom of wearing skirts in a few places, has been changed to trousers, but the whole costume is still intact. It still has distinctive national characteristics. Lijiang women wear wide-waisted, heavily embroidered coats, with the front panel reaching the knees and the back panel reaching the shins, plus a waistcoat, trousers, a pleated apron, and boat-shaped embroidered shoes. Most of the clothes are blue, white, and black, with lace embroidery on the collar, sleeves, and lapels, which are simple and elegant. Married women put their hair in a bun on their head and wear a round gauze cap, while unmarried women tie their hair in a bun on the back of their head and wear a cloth scarf or a black velvet bun. The most distinctive costume of Naxi women is the seven-star sheepskin shawl behind them. On the shawl, there are seven embroidered circular cloth circles with a diameter of about two inches, and there is a pair of hanging tassels in each circle.

28. Jingpo Nationality

Jingpo Nationality men like to wear white or black double-breasted garden-collar tops. The turban is decorated with lace patterns and small colorful velvet beads. They often wear waist knives and tubes when going out. Pa. Women wear black plackets, black and red woven skirts, and leg wraps. When women are dressed up, there are many silver bubbles and silver pieces on the front, back and shoulders of their coats. They hang seven silver necklaces or a string of silver chains or silver bells around their necks. They wear silver earphones on their ears that are longer than their fingers. They also wear silver earrings on their hands. One or two pairs of chunky engraved silver bracelets. The more silver jewelry a woman wears, the more capable and wealthy she is. Some women also like to weave rattan circles with red or black paint and wrap them around their waists. They think that the more rattan circles, the more beautiful they will be.

29. The clothing of the Kirgiz ethnic group

Men wear white embroidered round-neck shirts, sheepskin or black or blue cotton coats without collars and long "loops". It is also made of camel hair and has black cloth on the cuffs. Wear a leather belt and carry a knife, flint and other items. Women wear double-breasted blouses, wide and collarless, no longer than the knees, embroidered with silver, and the lower end of a long pleated skirt is inlaid with fur. There are also those who wear dresses with pleats at the lower end and black waistcoats or "drapes" on their coats.

30. Tu Nationality

The costumes of the Tu Nationality are brightly colored and unique in style, and they still retain strong national characteristics. Traditional men's clothing consists of an embroidered high-collar white short-sleeved jacket with a 2cm square colorful embroidered pattern on the chest, a black, blue or purple waistcoat, or a long robe with a wide edge. He wears an embroidered belt around his waist and a rolled-brimmed felt hat with brocade trim on his head. Among them, the back brim of the felt hat of young adults is turned up and the front brim is spread forward, which is called "eagle beak pecking". Men in some areas also wear a cuffed pointed hat with a red tassel on the top. The costumes of Tu women are more colorful. The usual attire is to wear a slanted top with two sleeves sewn with circles of red, yellow, green, purple and blue cloth. A wide and long colorful ribbon is tied around the waist. The two ends of the ribbon are embroidered with patterns such as flowers, birds, bees, butterflies, and colorful clouds. The coat has a black or purple waistcoat. Wear a skirt and trousers underneath. The color of pants varies according to age. Girls and young women usually wear red and colorful skirts, middle-aged people usually wear blue skirts, and old people wear brown skirts with openings at the front and back. The legs of the trousers are wider and made of two colors of cloth, bounded by the knees. The color of the lower half is an important sign to distinguish whether you are married or not. Unmarried girls usually wear red, and married people usually wear blue. Tu women pay attention to headwear, which is called "Nida" in Tu language. The styles are complex and vary from place to place. In the past, there were eight or nine types of so-called "three-pronged head", "dry food head", "sheep cavity head", "dustpan head" and "saddle sled". Nowadays, numerous headdresses are no longer common, replaced by a new simple headdress: married women comb their hair in two braids, decorated with corals, turquoise, etc., and then wear beautiful and elegant brocade-trimmed curls. Felt hats with brimmed edges make them look royal and luxurious; unmarried girls usually comb one or three braids, tie a red headband, tie a conch piece, and wear an embroidered scarf to look lively and beautiful.

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