One of the largest minority groups in China lives deep in the remote, mountainous region on the borders of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces. It is the "Tujia" (literally "Soil Family") ethnic minority. Among well known Tujia ...
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Women of the Hezhe ethnic minority marry in dresses of fish skin sewn with hand-twined animal tendons. Although made from primal material the finished article has many delicate flourishes, notably fret worked mosaics around the sleeves and ...
The Dong ethnic minority regards silver as the most precious of metals, and out of which the most dazzling jewelry is made. Families begin amassing silver jewelry, comprising corollas, hairpins, combs, chaplets, necklaces, bracelets, rings ...
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The fine embroidery and intricate silver ornamentation of Miao ethnic minority wedding costumes impress many of the domestic and overseas visitors to Miao villages. The Miao people invest their assets in silver jewelry, in the form of ...
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A wedding gown of Miao bride is made in five stages. The first is that of selecting fabrics and a dress maker, buying embroidery needles and threads and tailoring the cloth. The second is deciding a pattern, which gives Miao ...
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Spring Festival is the most ceremonious traditional festival with the longest history in China. Taiwan, which faces Fujian Province across the sea, is similar to Chinese mainland (especially the south region in Fujian Province) in terms of ...
Chic Style Icon, one of the distinguished outlets for Herve Leger dresses is offering a 21% discount on all the Herve Leger gowns available with them. Giving women a sensuous and glamorous look, Herve Leger gowns are a craze among fashion ...
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Kangba, a branch of Tibetan Ethnic Minority, is mainly situated in the southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and some areas of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Qinghai Provinces. Many renowned rivers like Jinsha, Lancang, and Dadu over 4,000 meters ...
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Men of the Shui ethnic minority mostly wear casual clothes with cloth buttons down the front. They usually wear blue or green clothes, a black or blue turbans and pailform pants. However, nowadays, quite a few men wear Sun Yat-sen ...
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Commonly known as "xiuhua" (embroidering flowers), embroidery is an art craft performed by using needle and colored thread (silk, cloth with soft nap, and thread) to prick and stitch fabrics including silk, satin, ninon, yarn, thin silk, ...
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Winter court hats of empress dowagers and empresses were made of fumed marten and sewn with red wefts. Their hats adorned with pearl, gold pheasant patterns, gems and jade ornaments had protective collar behind the neck with drooping bright ...
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Big Differences between Cities and Countryside After the 1911 Revolution, the garments changed greatly, and the dresses and the official cap buttons were eliminated. Particularly, hair plait was cut off, but chi-pao (one-piece mandarin ...
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Few who have seen the film Lust, Cautionwould deny the beauty of lead actress Tang Wei. The cheongsams worn by her character were in perfect harmony with her figure and temperament. These elegant, refined and sexy garments originally ...
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Nanjing cloud-patterned brocade got its name from Yun that means clouds, since the fabrics is as beautiful as the splendid clouds in the sky, and has got a history of nearly one thousand years. Among all the ancient fabrics, ...
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In ancient China, engagement was an important social rite where man and woman confirm marital ties, next only to official marriage in significance. Marital ties were made by following "parents' order and on the matchmaker's word". However, ...
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