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Cosmetic decoration of Dong costumes

Headdresses and silver jewelry are the most exquisite decorations for women in Pingqiu. They are good at growing their hair long, tying it up with a red headband and wrapping it with a black gauze handkerchief. They wear silver hairpins and combs on the back of their heads. They wear silver flowers, silver crowns, gold and silver rings in their ears, and two sets of silver buttons on their necklines. They are arranged correspondingly, plus two sets of lapel buttons; five collars of different sizes are worn around the neck; five silver chains and a silver lock are worn on the chest to suppress evil spirits; silver flower bracelets, square bracelets, etc. are worn on the wrists. The silver jewelry includes carved dragons, phoenixes, birds, insects, flowers and other patterns, all made by local craftsmen. This costume is simple and complicated, with sparkling silver and jingling sounds.