A Brief Description Of The Miao Nationality'S Clothing Culture Throughout The Country

The dress of Miao nationality is

Miao women are the main carriers of their dress culture.

At the same time, Miao clothing is a symbol and symbol of the primitive Miao people. It is a rule and historical stub, a silent ephemeris, a silent language and symbol.

The dress of Miao nationality is different because of sex, age, marriage and so on, and there are regional differences.

But they all maintain a traditional style of Hmong from ancient times to the present. Miao women have pleated skirts, colorful patterns, embroidery, brocade, batik, and cross stitch decoration.

The colors are mainly red, blue, yellow, white and black, and maintain the tradition of Miao people's "three seedlings" and "good five colors" ("Hou Han Shu Nan Nan Chuan").

The clothing materials are mainly made of raw materials from residential areas, mostly made of cotton, hemp, wool and so on.

The existing Hmong costumes are mainly determined by region. They are divided into five types: Qiandongnan type, South Central Guizhou type, Sichuan Guizhou Dian type, Xiangxi type and Hainan type.

Qiandongnan Miao costumes: 16 counties and cities in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou, Tuyun, Libo, three cities, Xingren, Anshun, Guangxi meltwater, Sanjiang and other regions.

The coat has a large collar or right half.

Pleated skirts vary in length, with all kinds of waist and leggings.

The bun is also quite different.

In general, there are more than 30 styles of Miao nationality clothing in Qiandongnan.

Miao clothing in central and Southern Guizhou: mainly

, long Li, Guiding, Huishui, Pingba, Anshun, Pingtang, Luodian, Yunnan Qiubei, Wenshan, Ma Li and Guangxi long Lin and other places.

It is characterized by black, white and blue thread embroidered dress or batik.

Big collar, open skirt, pleated skirt, Baotou handkerchief or scarf, bun hair.

There are 5 styles of Miao costumes in central and Southern Guizhou.

The clothing of the Miao people in Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan: mainly in southern Sichuan, Qianxi, Northwest Guizhou, Northeast Yunnan, Northwest Guangxi, Yunnan, Zhaotong, Weixin, Chuxiong and Jinsha.

The main material is linen, the color of clothing is shallow, and the batik process is common.

Clothing and hairstyles are varied.

Xiangxi Miao clothing: mainly in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Songtao, Sichuan Xiushan, Youyang, Hubei Huxi native family Miao Autonomous Prefecture and so on.

There are 8 kinds of colorful headbands and variant styles.

Hainan Miao dress: because the Miao people in Hainan are affected by the local Li costumes, the Miao women wear only the right long and the knee gown.

With black and red as the main pattern, few patterns, and a hairpin wrapped in a embroidered pattern scarf, the outer side is covered with a sharp pointed headband embroidered with lace, and a red ribbon hung behind it, showing that it is very different from the Miao costumes in other regions.

The Miao costume has a unique national cultural background.

The coloured lines on the pleated skirts are rivers, mountain roads, and the circular square patterns on the back cards. They are once owned cities, with streets, walls, and turrets, and the moire on the shawl.

The prismatic pattern is the heaven and earth of the northern part of China and the fertile farmland of a hilly area. The "horse" pattern and water ripple on the flower belt are the spectacular momentum of the movement of the Miao nationality when they migrate.

Miao clothing, as an important component of its cultural tradition and life style, is the material and spiritual flower that the historical source and cultural factor blossomed in the process of pmission and evolution.

The symbolic system is combined with meaning and symbolized by its own system.