Clothing characteristics of Achang nationality clothing

The costumes of Achang nationality are simple, simple and beautiful, and the colors are extremely bright. Men usually wear blue, white or black double-breasted jackets and black trousers with short and wide legs. The young man likes to wrap his head in white, but after he gets married, he changes it to black.

Young people in Achang costumes always leave spikes about 40 cm long behind their heads when making Baotou. When a man goes out to market or attend a holiday party, he likes to carry a "handkerchief" and an Achang knife on his back, which makes him more handsome and natural. ?

Women's wear varies from place to place. There is no difference between married and unmarried women's clothing of Husa Achang nationality, which is very similar to the Dai nationality nearby. In Lhasa and Lianghe, women's shirts are long sleeves and round buttons, skirts and silver collars, bracelets and other accessories.

The styles of Baotou made by married women in the two places are slightly different. Lianghe women's Baotou is about 33 cm high, and Lhasa women's Baotou is black with a disc. The girl's traditional dress is a light-colored double-breasted coat with dark pants. An apron is embroidered at the waist, and the braid is held on the top of the head, with flowers in it.

Extended data:

Achang nationality is mainly distributed in Husa Achang nationality township, Nangsong Achang nationality township and Jiubao Achang nationality township in Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and the rest are distributed in Luxi, Yingjiang, Tengchong, Longling and Yunlong counties. In addition, there are some Achang ethnic groups in neighboring Myanmar.

Since the reform and opening up, some Achang women have bought cloth and lace to sew vests instead of time-consuming weaving vests. Its dress is being simplified, pants have replaced skirts, and Baotou cloth has been improved.

Many young people have changed into Han and Dai costumes, and only the head decoration has retained some ethnic characteristics, but they still have to wear ethnic costumes on festivals and when receiving guests.

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