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Young Women All Wear Short Jackets in Pumi Ethnic Group

Dec 5, 2012

Young women all wear short jackets, which are mainly white, black, and red, buttoned on the right, narrow-sleeved and high-collared. Adult women wear further shawls and aprons with plaited laces. In some areas, women wear close-fitting ...

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Women's Clothes of Tu People Are More Colorful Than Men's

Dec 5, 2012

Women's clothes of Tu people are more colorful than men's. Their usual costume is a short jacket with buttons down the side. The jackets have sleeves made up of cloth in the seven colors of the rainbow: black, green, yellow, white, ...

Tags: Tu people, 7-color sleeves, eagle-beak hat

The Costume of Tujia Ethnic Minority Is Greatly Affected by That of The Han People

Dec 5, 2012

The costume of Tujia ethnic minority is greatly affected by that of the Han people. Only in some remote areas, they keep some traditional costumes. For instance, women wear a big jacket with buttons on the left and short ...

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People Participate in a Dragon Dance in Xiage Township of Xianju County

Dec 5, 2012

People participate in a dragon dance in Xiage township of Xianju county, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 1, 2012. There is a tradition in Xianju county that people make giant dragons from bamboos for festivities of the Spring Festival ...

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Costume of The Va Ethnic Minority Varies From Place to Place

Dec 5, 2012

Costume of the Va ethnic minority varies from place to place. In areas influenced greatly by the Han people, Va costume is similar to the Han's; in areas with great Dai's influence, it is similar to the Dai's. Only in Ximeng area of Yunnan ...

Tags: Va ethnic minority, costume, coarse garment

Silver Ornaments Are The Favorite Traditional Ornaments of The Miao Minority

Dec 5, 2012

Silver ornaments are the favorite traditional ornaments of the Miao minority, and they are mainly adopted by women for make-up. There are many types of ornaments that could be used to adorn a girl from head to feet, including ...

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Spring Festival Is The Most Important Festival for People in China

Dec 5, 2012

The Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is the most important festival for people in China and other neighboring countries, comparable to Christmas in the West. Family members try every means to get together before the Spring ...

Tags: chinese S=spring festival, celebrations, custom

A Woman of Marriageable Age Combs Her Hair Into Many Small Pigtails

Dec 5, 2012

Yugur women usually wear a high-collared long gown, generally in green or blue, with embroidered design, and a bright-colored jacket over the long gown. They also wear a hat with decoration of lace and flowery design. Women in splendid ...

Tags: Yugur women, high-collared long gown, bright-colored jacket

Embroidery Is an Art Craft Performed by Using Needle and Colored Thread

Dec 5, 2012

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, ...

Tags: embroidery, art craft, embroidering flowers

Qing Dynast's Clothes Introductions

Dec 5, 2012

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 ...

Tags: court dress, court hats, empress dowagers, empresses, ornaments

Clay Figurines Are Wuxi's Most Famous Folk Craft

Dec 5, 2012

Clay figurines are Wuxi's most famous folk craft. The techniques for making and decorating the figurines developed among the ordinary people of the area of many centuries, and these traditional styles and techniques are still used ...

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Bellyband Has Later Become The Underwear to Keep The Belly Warm and Protect The Breast

Dec 5, 2012

Bellyband,once used by the ancients for sheltering,has later become the underwear to keep the belly warm and protect the breast.The Unicorn Feet drawn by Zhou Fang(the Tang Dynasty) and the Spring Children drawn by Su Zhuo and Su ...

Tags: bellyband, sheltering, underwear

Wooden Fish Is a Percussion Instrument Made of a Hollow Wooden Block Originally

Dec 5, 2012

Wooden fish is a percussion instrument made of a hollow wooden block originally used by Buddhist priest to beat rhythm when chanting scriptures. These are two kinds of wooden fish: one is round in shape with scales carved on it. ...

Tags: wooden fish, chanting monks, dinning hall, Bang

Mud Cuckoo Is a Traditional Little Clay Sculpture in Xunxian

Dec 5, 2012

Mud Cuckoo, in Chinese we call it "Ni Gugu", is a traditional little clay sculpture in Xunxian. It is also a little toy. It has gained its name from its two main characters. Firstly, it is made of clay. Secondly, it is a kind of whistle. ...

Tags: Mud Cuckoo, Ni Gugu, little toy, clay sculpture, whistle

Gifts Symbolizing Wealth and Good Fortune

Dec 5, 2012

For more than 5,000 years, people have been celebrating the Chinese New Year. The two-week festival marks the start of the lunar calendar and is the most important of Chinese holidays. Festivities start with the new moon on the first day of ...

Tags: Chinese New Year, food customs, chinese holidays