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Introduction to the characteristics of ethnic minority costumes

The dress features of Dongxiang, Dai, Korean, Lisu and Kazak ethnic minorities are as follows:

1, Dongxiang nationality

In ancient times, women liked to wear embroidered clothes with collars, big skirts and wide sleeves. The sleeves are wide and the cuffs are lace. Wear trousers, the trouser legs have two embroidered edges, and there is a small fork at the back of the trouser legs, and the foot tubes are tied with ribbons.

Embroidered skirts are worn on festive occasions, which they call "too beautiful". Men often wear wide robes and belts with knives, wallets, snuff bottles and glasses boxes hanging on them.

2. Dai people

Women traditionally wear short sleeves and skirts, while Dai men wear collarless double-breasted or large-breasted small sleeve shirts, long-sleeved trousers and blankets in cold weather. The custom of male tattoos is very common, which not only shows courage, but also can ward off evil spirits, protect oneself and decorate the body.

3. Korean nationality

Women's clothing is the most distinctive and still deeply loved by people. Korean women's dress can be divided into two types: top and bottom. Tops (tops) are mostly made of satin or yarn with bright colors and beautiful patterns, and skirts are very short, only reaching the chest.

The cuffs are slightly thinner, no buttons are needed, and the two long colored bands in front are tied into a butterfly shape. The bottom dress is a loose colored high-waist dress wrapped in two or three layers of underwear, which is more suitable. The way to wear it is to wear a skirt first and then a coat.

4. Lisu people

There are two styles of clothing: one is to wear a coat, the other is to wear a skirt, which is ankle-long and folded a lot; The other is wearing a coat and trousers, with a small apron on the front and a small apron on the back.

5. Kazakh people

Women's wear is more complex than men's wear, with diverse styles and exquisite workmanship, and with the change of age, the dress is also different. There are two main types of headdresses for women: hats and headscarves. Girls wear "Takya" since childhood. This kind of hat has a hard shell and a flat top. The top has owl feathers and is decorated with dazzling pearls and jade.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kazakhstan