What does Mongolian dress look like? (Text)

Mongolian clothing Mongolians like to wear hats and hang jewelry, national costume in each region of the hat also has local characteristics. Inner Mongolia and Qinghai and other places of the Mongolian hat top high side flat, lining made of white felt, the outer edge of the decorated leather or felt dyed purple and green for decoration, winter thick summer thin. The top of the hat decorated with tassels, hat band for silk, men and women can wear. Hulunbeier's Balkhu, Buryat Mongolia, men with shawl cap, women with turned brim pointed cap. The color of the men's hats are mostly blue, black and brown, but also some with silk wrapped around the head. Women with red, blue head wrap head, winter and men wear conical hat. The color of the robe, men like to wear blue, brown, women like to wear red, pink, green, sky blue, summer is lighter, light blue, cream, pink, light green and so on. Mongolians believe that, like milk white color, is the most holy, more in the ceremony, the annual festival when wearing; blue symbolizes eternal, chastity and loyalty, is on behalf of the Mongolian people's colors; red is like fire and the sun can give people warm, bright and pleasant color, so usually wear more clothes of this color; yellow is seen as a symbol of the supreme power of the emperor, so in the past, unless the living Buddha, or the emperor has received the gift of princes and kings. By the emperor's gift of princes and nobles, others are not allowed to wear. The material of the robe varies according to the time and the life of the rich and poor. In the early days, the proportion of fur in the raw material of the dress is larger, modern, the dress in the textile mostly. The rich mostly use silk, satin, silk; the poor mostly use cotton in the spring and summer, and in winter mostly use light board sheepskin. Nowadays, no matter the texture, style, color and so on are more colorful. Belt is an important and indispensable part of Mongolian national costume. A strand of cotton, satin, made of three or four meters long ranging. The color is mostly coordinated with the color of the robe. Za belt can prevent the wind and cold, riding a horse holding the reins and can keep the waist rib cage stable, vertical, but also a beautiful attire. When men tie the belt, more than the robe upward, bundled very short, riding convenient. And look tough and dashing, the belt should also be hung on the "three do not leave the body" of the Mongolian knife, fire scythe and smoke purse. Men are accustomed to the right side of the belt to hang Mongolia knife, the left side to hang tobacco, embroidered lotus color and other ornaments. Women, on the contrary, tie the belt to pull the robe downward to show the beautiful body. Ordos and other areas of the belt there are certain preoccupations and rules, unmarried women tied belt, and behind the spike beard, once married, the belt will be replaced by a tight short kangshi, as a way to distinguish between unmarried girls and married women. Mongolian boots distribution boots and leather boots, felt boots three kinds. Cloth boots are made of thick cloth, canvas or large velvet, often embroidered with gold thread on the toe and the boot tube, with novel and colorful patterns, with rich national characteristics, soft and light to wear. Leather boots are usually made of cowhide, divided into the old and new style. Old-style leather boots with astringent surface cowhide production, style ancient, boot toe thick and clumsy, boot tip up, boot tube about 1 foot high, wide mouth, horseshoe-shaped, thicker boot soles, for the multi-layer bottom, like a boat; new-style leather boots with glossy cowhide production, commonly known as boots, sturdy and durable, waterproof and cold performance is good. There are also boots made of horse and donkey hides. Its style is roughly divided into the tip of the boot on the volume, half-volume and flat bottom without three kinds of volume, respectively, suitable for walking in the Shahan, arid grasslands and wet grasslands. Felt boots molded from wool, commonly known as "felt ohda". Herders in the snow and ice in the labor, walking or horseback riding, only to wear "felt ohh", can spend the cold. Mongolian boots fine workmanship, the soles of the boots for the hand Na, boots, boots on the leg more embroidered or cut and paste with exquisite floral patterns. Tall boots about a foot high, the mouth is horseshoe-shaped. There are also low boots. Boots are generally wider, which can be lined with leather, lined with felt, can wear cotton socks, felt socks. Horseback riding can protect ankles and knees, hook pedal stirrups; traveling can prevent, reduce resistance, winter can be cold, summer can prevent snake anti-mosquito. In the past, the herdsmen made their own shoes, and then the gradual development of the shoe industry rarely do shoes, more from the market to buy.