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 ...
Tags: Miao bride, fine embroidery, silver ornamentation, wedding costumes
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 ...
Tags: wedding gown, Miao bride, five stages
An imam officiates at the wedding of Zhe Yagang (groom) and Yang Liu (bride), who were in traditional Islamic costume, at Hongbinlou, a famous halal restaurant in downtown Beijing. Opting for an Islamic wedding has become a favored choice ...
Nu Ethnic Minority Group, which has a long history and mainly inhabits Yunnan Province, Southwest China, has some distinctive marriage customs. Just like the ballad goes, "the auntie's daughter doesn't yield to others", the mother's brother ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional activity, Chinese culture
In Lumban, Laguna, members of Lumban Embroidery Association Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LEAMPC) have mastered the art of embroidering fancy garments and accessories, ranging from the ornately designed fans and handkerchiefs, up to ...