What are the cultural characteristics of the Qiang costume?

The ancient Qiang costume is characterized by the "felt cloak", which is a much simpler process than the production of woolen cloth, and has a history of 3,000 years. According to the documentary records, the Qiangs of the two Han dynasties "wore big Chinese felt as a decoration", and during the Tang and Song dynasties, the Qiangs' felt was already very popular. The New Book of Tang - Dangshang Biography said that "men and women wore fur and brown, and were covered with felt". In recent times, the Qiang people have basically inherited the system of robes. The Qiang people pay much attention to the occasions in their lives, and wear different types of clothes for different occasions. Therefore, the clothing of the Qiang people is mainly divided into the following categories:

1, dance performance class Qiang clothing;

2, tourism reception ceremonial class Qiang clothing;

3, the original ecological performances to show the class of Qiang clothing;

4, ***, enterprises and public institutions, catering and entertainment industry class of Qiang characteristics of the occupational work clothes;

5, celebration activities class Qiang clothing;

6, with Qiang art elements of fashion clothing;

7, national characteristics of handicrafts and other seven categories of products.

Traditional clothing of the Qiang people: Qiang women's headgear: unmarried girls braid their heads and wrap them in embroidered headgear. Married women wear buns and then wrap embroidered headscarves. The Qiang women also like to wrap the green or white headscarves. Young women often wrap the headscarves embroidered with various colors or use the tile-like green cloth to stack on top of their heads, and wrap the sideburns around their heads with two braids of hair; generally, they wrap the quadrangular headscarves embroidered with various colors in the winter, and wrap the embroidered headscarves in the spring and autumn.

The Qiang men wear green or white headscarves, homemade linen shirts and sleeveless sheepskin coats to protect themselves from the cold, rain and sitting.

The Qiangs wear grass shoes, cloth shoes, cowhide boots, and Yunyun shoes. There are also "Yunyun Shoes", which are embroidered with cloud patterns and ripples, with the tips of the shoes slightly curved. The Qiangs also wear leather shoes and cloth shoes wrapped with felt leggings made of cow's skin and sheep's wool, which are used to keep the feet warm and protect the legs.

The Qiang's clothing: The Qiang's traditional dress is a long shirt made of linen, a sheepskin kangaroo for both men and women, a headband, a girdle, and a leg band. Both men and women wear a sheepskin undershirt over their long shirts, commonly known as the "Leather Vest", which is worn on sunny days with the hair facing inward and on rainy days with the hair facing outward to prevent rain. There is also an undershirt made of wool felt, slightly longer than the former. Men wear knee-length shirts, braided hair and handkerchiefs, and usually wear grass shoes, cloth shoes or cowhide boots.

The Qiang belts: Both men and women wear the Qiang belts, which are made of hemp cloth or wool. Men like to wear coral inlaid scythes and knives on their belts. The women wear embroidered aprons and belts, which are also embroidered with floral patterns.