What are the symbolic meanings of Miao costumes?

Miao costumes symbolize the natural beauty of the Miao people, and their yearning for a better life reflects the beauty of nature. Hard-working Miao costumes symbolize the natural beauty of the Miao people and their yearning for a better life, which embodies the beauty of nature and the hard work of the Miao people. ?

1. The abstract embroidery and batik patterns of Miao costumes reflect and express their inner emotional world, and at the same time express Miao women's knowledge and understanding of nature and their yearning for a better life.

2. Miao costumes are an important part of Miao cultural system. From the costumes, we can see the historical development process and cultural deposition of the Miao nationality, which reflects the Miao nationality's understanding and sublimation of things in the struggle with nature, and also produces the Miao nationality's aesthetic consciousness here.

3. Miao women believe that Miao costumes contain the beauty of nature, and the colors existing in nature are all the color materials they need, so they should wear them to form a beauty that originates from nature and transcends nature.

4. Miao costumes have gone through a series of complicated processes, such as planting, harvesting, finishing, spinning, bleaching and weaving, embroidery, batik and cutting.

Sewing and eventually turning into beautiful clothes all reflect the diligence and patience of Miao women.

Extended data Miao costumes have regional differences, which are divided into Qiandongnan type, Xiangxi type and Yunnan-Guizhou type:

1, Qiandongnan type: Leishan Miao costumes are colorful and one of the most beautiful in the world today. These colorful costumes reflect the bitter historical changes of our nation, our yearning for a better life and the concentrated living environment from ancient times to the present. Historians call it "a history book to wear."

2. Xiangxi type: it is popular in Xiangxi Prefecture and the border areas of Hunan, Guizhou (mainly Songtao County), Chongqing (Xiushan County, Pengshui County) and Hubei (Enshi Prefecture). In ancient times, the custom of storing vertebral buns for men and women has disappeared. Nowadays, women wear round necks, big skirts and short coats, with a little embroidery on the shoulders and cuffs; Wide-leg pants with lace on the edge of the pants; Wrap a tall blue cloth or printed handkerchief and wear silver ornaments.

3. Yunnan-Guizhou type: Dahua Miao people in Yunnan are mainly distributed in Zhaotong, Chuxiong and Yiliang in Yunnan, and Liupanshui, Weining, Zhijin, Puding, Zhenning and Ziyun in Guizhou. Dahua Miao people mainly use linen to make clothes. In ancient times, they planted flax, woven cloth and made clothes themselves.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Miao clothing