The Uzbeks, with a population of 12,453, live mostly side by side with the Uygur and Kazak peoples in the southern and northern parts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Uzbeks derived from the Uzbek Kingdom of the Mongolian ...
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The cloud cape is a kind of clothing fastened about the neck and covering the shoulders. It evolved from the Sui Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, the cloud cape had been extensively spread to all levels of the society, and become indispensable ...
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There are many branches of the Yi minority group, so the costumes in different places vary. The costumes are unique and full of beautiful things. The women usually wear embroidered clothes, the necklines of which have silver flowers. They ...
Kirgiz women mostly like red and usually wear short clothes, sometimes one-piece dresses. The shirts are loose with stand-up collars. The clothes are simple, but made of dainty and high quality cloth. There are silver buttons on the neck. ...
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With the advancement of civilization, Chinese people used knots for more than just fastening and wrapping. Knots were also used to record events, and some knots had purely ornamental functions. In 1980, some dedicated connoisseurs collected ...
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The Oroqen people used to live on hunting. The long history of hunting life influenced the creation of their unique dressing culture. Clothing of the Oroqens, including hats, shoes and socks, are made of animal skins, of which the ...
Chinese knots, an embodiment of the craftwork and wisdom of ancient Chinese civilization, are made by winding red cord to express blessings. It is metaphorically used to refer to man's multiplication. Characterized with complicated ...
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As a blue and white allover, the blue calico is elaborately made of pure cotton cloth, which is waved manually, through several processes of printing and dyeing techniques. This kind of special handcraft has been popular in the area of the ...
Needlework is included in Chinese folk arts. In the past, it referred to women's needlework-related jobs like spinning, weaving, sewing, embroidering, applique work, patching, pattern cutting, starching, dyeing, and making caps, shoes etc. ...
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There came the large and mighty procession to escort the bride with firecrackers set off here and there and the gongs and drums and other jubilant music for the wedding ceremony lingering in one's ears on their way. The bride's sedan, bed, ...
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In Mile Xishan of Southwest China's Yunnan Province is mainly inhabited by the Axi people, who are a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group. With a population of 170,000, Axi people, different from some other Yi branches, enjoy a simple marriage ...
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The dragon boat festival is a totem festival. Falling on the 5th of the fifth lunar month, it is close to the summer solstice. Pestilence, as a result of the heat and dampness, is at its worst, threatening lives of human community. Images ...
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The Lahu ethnic minority lives mainly in Yunnan Province, South China. In the very early period, they lived a nomadic life. Later on, they followed the exuberant grassland southward, and settled in the drainage area of the Lancang River in ...
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Clothes of Chinese ethnic minorities are flowery and colorful, extremely exquisite, and highly characteristic. They constitute an important part of the rich history and culture of the nationalities. Every aspect of their ...
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Besides "A Xiao" marriage, another kind of marriage, which exists around the Lugu Lake, is the formal marriage. For a formal marriage the matchmaker introduces the man and the woman. The elder hosts the marriage and holds a formal ...
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