Detailed explanation of the characteristics of the Kazakh dress and introduction

National culture will never be able to participate in, the costumes of various ethnic groups let you overwhelmed. Most of the Kazakhs in Xinjiang are engaged in pastoral production, so their costumes are rich in rich grassland atmosphere, so that the dress can effectively withstand the cold wind, obviously reflecting the characteristics of the pastoral area and a long history of cultural characteristics. So the following together into the Kazakh culture to see it.

The Kazakhs are a people characterized by the nomadic culture of the steppe, and their clothing is easy to ride, and their national costumes are made of sheepskin, fox skin, deerskin, wolf skin, etc., reflecting the characteristics of the mountainous steppe people's lives.

Most of the Kazakh men's clothing is wide and sturdy, mainly made of livestock fur, which makes it easy to ride and graze. In the winter wear there is a leather coat called "Torn", not with cloth, white board towards the outside, hair towards the inside, mostly used by herdsmen, with a leather collar, the waist tied a wide belt. Winter grazing on, and then put on the "Tuo Mark" (leather cap), to defend against the cold and wind and thunder.

The herdsmen, if they go out to do business or visit friends and relatives, they wear with cloth or strips of suede coat, the color is generally darker, most of which are black, inside hang a year-old black sheep long fur, this coat is both lightweight and warm, and long clothes, long sleeves, no matter whether you ride a horse or a car will not be frozen.

When wearing this coat, the waist tied a wide cowhide belt decorated with silver, hanging a fine knife, appearing swarthy and mighty. Kazakh herdsmen, in addition to animal skins to do pants, but also with camel wool flannel to do long and short coat, this coat is called "Kupu", the surface of the clothes with black velvet, long sleeves, more in the family or to the neighborhood to walk around when wearing with.

The Kazakhs are also very rich in headgear, and there are many varieties and styles of men's hats, but there are differences between the regions and tribes. The Kazakhs of the Kazayi tribe in the Ili region like to wear a round white felt hat in summer, with the brim rolled up and a black rim, and the top of the hat is square.

In the emerald green grasslands, this snow-white fine felt hat looks particularly dazzling, giving a romantic and dashing feeling. Altay's Kazakhs they do not wear this hat, in summer they tied a white towel on the head or a triangle of white cloth, similar to Shanxi farmers head tie a white towel, but the tie is different '. Kazakh herdsmen put white cloth or towel knot buckle tied in the forehead, the top of the head exposed to the outside, looks chic.

In winter, they wear a left, right, after the three-sided sagging "three-leaf" fox skin cap, cap slightly pointed, and four flute, cap for the fox skin, cap outside the red, green, purple, yellow satin to do face. Wear this kind of leather hat can put the neck tightly around, quite warm. Altay region winter time up to half a year long, for China's alpine region, so this hat is very suitable for the Altay region herders.

Kazakh women's decorations are also colorful, and they generally like to wear flowery dresses and kangs. Women's clothing in the age and before and after marriage have obvious differences, the girl before the wedding dress more colorful, like to wear fuchsia dress, western-style clothes on the body, black and fuchsia kangshi, kangshi chest is also adorned with colorful buttons, silver ornaments, silver dollars and other decorations. Walking clanging, funny. Young girls also wear a kind of round flower cap, cap full of beads and gold and silver pieces, the top of the cap inserted a pinch of owl feathers, as a sign of good luck, very beautiful.

After marriage, women's decorations than the girl some simple, but still wear flowery dresses and shoulders, but the chest does not wear any decorations, to the middle-aged, the head to wear a headscarf, the headscarf is made of white cloth, in addition to the face is exposed outside, the neck, chest and back are covered tightly. The headscarves of the younger women have patterns on them, while the older ones are not embroidered. So from the Kazakh women's attire can also distinguish the marriage and age.