What is the history of the development of the traditional wearing customary dress?

Pre-Qin Period

Chinese dress culture can be traced back to the late Paleolithic period of primitive society. Archaeological discoveries show that about 20,000 years ago, primitive people who lived in the area of Zhoukoudian in what is now Beijing already wore jewelry. Small white stone beads, yellow-green gravel, animal teeth, sea ark shells, fish bones, and bone tubes with grooves carved into them have been unearthed there. All of these items were pierced with delicate eyelets. Traces of hematite powder remained in the eyelets. Experts deduced that these were hanging ornaments.

People at that time wore jewelry not only for beauty, but also for the purpose of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil. According to the literature and unearthed artifacts analysis, China's crown system initially set up in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, to the Zhou Dynasty has been basically perfect, the turn of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States period was incorporated into the ritual system. The royal family secretary for the display of dignity and majesty, in different ceremonial occasions, the top of the crown both to coronet order, wearing clothes with clothes must be used in different forms, colors and patterns.

Since then, clothing has become a symbol of identity and status. It represents the individual's political status and social status, so that everyone abide by their own, do not dare to transgress.

The wars of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods prompted the reform of the Han clothing with wide clothes and long skirts and robes. King Wuling of Zhao broke through resistance and ordered the whole country to wear the short clothes and long pants of the nomadic people for the sake of his army's fighting power, and learned to ride and shoot, which finally made the state of Zhao strong. This was the first clothing reform in Chinese history, and the hu clothes became popular from then on. Along with the hu clothing also came the belt hook. It was used to end leather belts, as it was more convenient than the way leather belts were tied, and thus soon became popular.

Qin and Han Costumes

In the era of Qin Shi Huang, a strict system of clothing and dress was established. During this period, the one-piece, wide-sleeved, deep garment and robe were most popular. In the evolution of Qin and Han costumes, the curved train was replaced by the straight train. The train, also known as the "pole", refers to the hemline at the back of the garment, and the train is actually the front placket of the garment, i.e., the large placket, which is connected to the placket due to the cross collar of the ancient garment, and is thus called the pole train. Since the front of a deep garment is often connected to a section, it is necessary to go around to the back when wearing it, thus forming a "curved train". The adoption of the train is directly related to the evolution of undergarments.

Before the emergence of the deep clothes, people's lower body more with a dress, so the pants will not be exposed; deep clothes will be after the clothes into one, it will give the hemline of the treatment of the problem: if the two sides of the slit, will inevitably reveal the hooded garment; such as not open the slit, but also will affect the walking, due to this reason, there is a curved train to cover up the method.

The Han Dynasty's court dress used deep clothes system, the basic style is a long robe, to the material thickness and color differences to indicate the level, red for the top, green and green second. The style of the robe basically adopts the interlocking collar, with the two lapels overlapping and intersecting underneath; the sleeve part is mostly made wider to form a cylinder; the cuff part is obviously contracted to facilitate the activities.

Wei-Jin-South-North Dynasty Costume

Wei-Jin-South-North Dynasty period, is another great turning point in the history of China's ancient clothing. As a large number of ethnic minorities entered the Central Plains, Hu clothing became a common and widespread attire in the society. The dress of the common people was most influenced by the hu clothes. They absorbed the elements of narrow sleeves and tightness, round neckline and slits in the hu clothes into their original costumes. The dress of the Han nobles was also improved on the basis of the Hu dress by lengthening its length, enlarging the cuffs and trouser cuffs, and changing the left obeisance to right obeisance. But the dress was still the traditional Han dress style. At that time the appearance of new clothing such as: wearing knee-length large-sleeved clothes, under the pants wear fat official pants pants pleated clothing; no sleeves, only two pieces of lapels, one of which when the chest, one of which when the back of the handle crotch; half-sleeved shirt, that is, short-sleeved shirt. Wei Mingdi had embroidered hat, wearing a light blue half-sleeved shirt to meet the ministers, was denounced by public opinion as "clothing demon".

Sui-Tang costumes

Sui-Tang period, China from division to unification, from war to stability, economic and cultural prosperity, the development of clothing, whether it is from the material or style, are showing a thriving scene. Men's crown clothing during the Sui and Tang dynasties was characterized mainly by upper-class figures wearing long robes, officials wearing turban, and people wearing short shirts. Until the Five Dynasties, there was little change. The official clothes of the Son of Heaven and the Hundred Officials used colors to differentiate their ranks, and floral patterns to indicate official rank.

Sui-Tang women's clothing is rich in fashion, often by the court women's clothing development to the folk, were have been imitated, but also often by the Northwest ethnic influences and unique. The most fashionable women's clothing in the Sui and Tang dynasties is 襦裙, that is, a short blouse with a long skirt, skirt waist with a silk belt high tie, almost and armpits. Noblewomen wore large cuffed dresses with cape winds or turned-up collars and small sleeves. In addition to the cross collar, square collar, round collar, there are various kinds of collars, and even a kind of bare collar was popular, that is, no underwear inside, bare breasts in the outside. This reflects, on the other hand, the openness of thought at that time.

Tang Dynasty skirts are very beautifully decorated, skirt and shirt styles popular half-breasted narrow-sleeved shirt, or bare chest and bare arms of the half-armed shirt, wearing a bundle of breasts above the breast skirt or high to the breasts of the high-waisted skirt, in the right side of the waist of the skirt tied a cape, cape, the other end of the cape from the right shoulder around the back, by the left arm hanging down.

There were several variations in the way cape was worn. Women's hair ornaments in the Tang Dynasty were rich and varied, each with its own moniker. Women's shoes were usually flower shoes, mostly made of brocade fabrics, colored silk and leather.

Song and Yuan Clothing

The clothing of the Song Dynasty, the color and style of the clothes are mostly inherited from the Tang Dynasty, but the integration with the tradition is done better and more natural.

Song dynasty men's clothing largely inherited the characteristics of the Tang dynasty, ordinary people wear high collar or round neck robe, when doing things, then tuck the clothes upward on the belt, clothes are black and white colors. At that time, the retired officials, the scholar and the general public wore a kind of long shirt with lapel called "straight embellishment", with large sleeves, cuffs, collar, shirt corner are set with black edges, and a square barrel-shaped hat on the head, called "Dongpo scarf". Women's clothing in the Song Dynasty is wearing a narrow-sleeved jacket, wearing a long skirt, usually outside the jacket and then wear a lapel long-sleeved small pasties, very similar to today's undershirts, pasties collar and front, are embroidered with beautiful lace.

The Yuan Dynasty clothing was dominated by long robes. The daily clothes of officials and the common people were mostly narrow-sleeved robes. In addition, during the great feasts of the Yuan Dynasty, all the officials of the Son of Heaven had to wear a uniform color of clothing, called the Qisun uniform. The quality of the Sun clothing style for the upper garment under the clothes connected, clothing style is more tight and narrow, under the clothes part of the shorter, the waist for numerous folds, shoulder and back through the big beads. Officials and commoners usually wore long, narrow-sleeved robes in their daily lives. The low status of the servants, servants, in the robe outside, and then covered with a short-sleeved shirt. Women also have such a habit. In addition to the shape of the robe in the Liao and Jin Dynasties, there is another style, usually with Boehmeria nivea woven cotton, cross-necked, narrow-sleeved, knee-length, below the waist in the form of a wide, and folded with fine tucks, such as skirt style. Another color silk twisted into a thin silk, horizontal embellishment in the waist, both for clothing, but also used as a girdle, commonly known as the "waistline".

This style can be worn by anyone, regardless of rank, and is extremely suitable for horseback riding.

Ming Dynasty dress

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang after the emperor, in order to restore Han etiquette, first of all, the ban on Hu clothing, Hu language, Hu, followed by an imperial edict: clothing and crowns, such as the Tang Dynasty. To robes and shirts as the main dress, and officials to "complementary clothing"

for the regular dress, head wearing a black hat, wearing a round neck shirt.

Ming Dynasty men's clothing, a change in the Liao, Jin and Yuan period of tight and narrow-sleeved basic styles, to broad for the Shang.

Men's daily home wear civilian clothes, largely evolved on the basis of the Song and Yuan, which to straight embellishments, robes, hiking, pleats, straight body, Yang Ming clothes, Cheng Zi clothes, etc. for more.

Ming Dynasty folk women are only allowed to use purple, can not use gold embroidery; robes and shirts can only use purple and green, peach and light red, not to use red, raven green, yellow. Ming Dynasty shirts have appeared in the style of buttons. Before the Ming Dynasty, women's shirt style has been loose and big mainly. To the Ming Dynasty, there is a tight shirt, the body is made very narrow, and the sleeves are made very small, when worn tightly wrapped in the body. This use of tight and narrow style and thin material to show women's charming body, has become part of the women's hobby. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shui Tian Clothing was popular. It is against the production of other clothing ideas, with various colors and pieces of cloth patchwork into a garment. Because of the whole piece of clothing on the size of the material was crisscrossing the situation, like a paddy field, hence the name. Ming Dynasty women's more daring attire, is the intimate underwear exposed. At that time, the close-fitting underwear, known as the "main waist", its role is equivalent to the chest. Ming Dynasty women's shoes are still phoenix head embroidered or embellished with beads. Palace people wore embroidered with small gold flowers of the cloud-like shoes, with brightly colored dresses, action as if the water ripples.

Qing Dynasty and modern dress

The Qing Dynasty was established after the Qing soldiers entered the country. The costume system of the Qing Dynasty was the most elaborate of all Chinese dynasties.

The costumes retained the customs of the Manchus, while incorporating features of the Han Chinese. The most representative is to follow the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty complementary clothing. The main clothing of men in the Qing Dynasty were robes, waistcoats and vests. The biggest feature of the robe is the shape of the cuffs, such as the horseshoe, because the Manchu people like to ride and shoot, the horseshoe shape evolved in the cuffs of the garment.

The Qing Dynasty gentleman men wore civilian clothes, in addition to robes, long coats, there are also small coats, usually with a lapel, narrow sleeves, down to the knee. Labor farmers generally do not wear robes and coats, and wear short jacket, short shirt. After the robe and coat, plus a vest, is also a common attire for men in the Qing Dynasty. Qing Dynasty men's lower body wear pants, in addition to pants, there are sets of pants. The pants are also a kind of gaiters (the sheaths which are tied to keep the calves warm). Women's shirts during the Qing dynasty, mainly wide Bo, clothing long cover arm, sleeve width over feet, collar, lapel and sleeve end more set with narrower lace. In the Qianlong period, the popularity of large-sleeved wide shirt, lace wider than before. To the Xianfeng, Tongzhi years, the body is slightly smaller, the cuffs have also converged, but the length of the clothes has increased significantly, almost to the knee.

After 1840 into the modern era, Western culture fused with the local Chinese culture, many coastal metropolis, especially in Shanghai, such a metropolis, commercial prosperity, foreign goods such as feathers, tweed, silk, cloth, etc. flooded the market, so that the traditional clothing and dress changes. Foreign materials are popular because they are cheap, and time-consuming and labor-intensive, elaborate rolls, inlays, embroidery and other traditional handicrafts gradually declined, and Western sewing became popular. Western clothes became the "casual wear" of some dignitaries. It is worth mentioning that the cheongsam was born in the Qing Dynasty Manchu women's clothing, in the absorption of Western clothing styles continue to improve on the basis of the final characterization.

Until the 1940s, the Chinese cheongsam was popular. During this period, the style has changed several times, such as the height of the collar, the length of the sleeves, the height of the slit, so that the cheongsam completely changed its face, changed the old appearance of Chinese women for a long time to bind the chest and hunchback, showing the beauty of the female curves. At that time, the cheongsam almost became the standard clothing for Chinese women, students, workers, wives of officials, all wearing. The cheongsam even became the dress for social occasions and diplomatic activities. Later, the cheongsam was spread abroad as a national treasure of the Chinese people, and was copied by women in other countries.

Some Ethnic Minority Costumes

Featured Yi Ethnicity

Costumes, Yi is an ancient ethnic group. Yi costumes are rich in variety, colorful and unique, with distinctive regional and national characteristics, and there are as many as 300 varieties of costumes. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty more than 1600 years ago, Yi men combed their heads in pointed buns and wore felt, and for thousands of years, Yi clothing still retains its ethnic characteristics. Both men and women are clad in erwa sheepskin ponchos. Rubbing Erwa as clothes during the day, as a quilt at night, when it rains as a poncho, available in all seasons. It is shaped like a cloak, woven with wool, long to below the knee, the lower end of the wool spikes, often dark black.

Yi men tend to wear black, narrow-sleeved, lace-covered, right-side-breasted tops with pleated, wide-legged pants. On top of their heads, they keep a lock of hair about three inches long, which is called "Tianshu" in Chinese and "Zi'er" in Yi. The outside is wrapped in a blue, black or blue headdress that is more than ten feet long, and the right front is tied into a thumb-thick, long, tapered "Zi'er" - known in Chinese as a "hero's bun". Both men and women wear earrings, men wear only the left ear, women wear both ears, men to the beauty of the beard, leisure time will pull out the beard one by one, the ear wearing a decorated with red silk thread strung yellow or red ear beads, women to the beauty of the long neck.

Women generally wear bordered or embroidered large lapel right-over-lapel blouse, wearing black headgear, earrings, neckline with silver rows of flowers. Except for the Yi in Xiaoliangshan and Yunnan, who wear skirts, Yi women in other regions wear long pants. Many branches of the women's pants are embroidered with delicate lace on the legs. Married women's lapel cuffs and collars are also embroidered with exquisite and rich lace, especially the embroidery on the waistband is glorious.

The unmarried women in central and southern Yunnan more brightly decorated with red tassels and beads of the crown hat. Cocked hat commonly used cloth shells cut into the shape of a cocked hat, but also the size of dozens, hundreds or even thousands of silver bubble embroidery and become. Yi girls before the age of 15, wearing a red and white color skirt, combing a single braid. Full 15 years old, some places have to carry out a kind of ceremony called "Shalaluo", which means "changing skirt, combing double braid, pulling the ear line", marking that the girl has grown up. 15 years old, to wear the middle section is a black young girl's floor-length skirt, single braid combed to Double braid, wearing embroidered colorful flowers on the head, the old line of childhood ear piercing pulled off for the silver glittering earrings.

Tibetan clothing

Tibetan clothing, the Tibetan language called "Quba". Tibetan clothing varieties, can be divided into long-sleeved high-necked shirt, wide waisted thick cloth lining pants, long-sleeved leather robe, cloth robe, sleeveless robe, long kangshi, short kangshi, aprons, belts, boots, hats, etc., but its basic features are large lapel, wide waist, long-sleeved, unbuttoned. Tibetan clothing is characterized by wide, warm, practical, multi-purpose clothing.

The Tibetan robe is longer than the height of the body, the left lapel is big, the right lapel is small, no collar. Dressing very carefully, first put on the shirt and pants, and then the bottom of the robe to the customary height (generally male to the knee, female to the top of the foot), and then tighten the belt, in front of the flat, and after the folds to be in order.

After the belt is tied, put down the collar, will raise the part hanging in the waist, forming a wide bag, you can carry things and even put the baby. Wear a good gown after the general to reveal the right arm, some will be double sleeves tied across the waist, bare arms, revealing the high collar shirt. Then wear boots and hats, wearing a variety of ornaments.

Kangba clothing farming and pastoral areas are different, importantly reflected in the clothing materials and headdress. In the old days, the main agricultural areas to serge for clothing materials, there are also cloth or wool wow kiri; pastoral areas generally use cold sheep or goat skin, generally for the skin towards the outside of the wool within the plate leather robe. After the founding of new china, especially the reform and opening up twenty years, kangba Tibetan people's material standard of living has been greatly improved, the texture of the clothes have had a great change, in addition to the customary serge robes to wear when working, usually generally wear brocade robes, silk robes, embroidered satin robes, jacquard leather robes and so on. In addition, the agricultural and pastoral areas of Tibetan clothing have the habit of edging, generally set on black velvet, tweed or colored serge, there are many in the lapel, cuffs, bottom edge, etc. set on otter skin, tiger, leopard skin and other animal fur.

The Tibetan cap style more, mainly have gold flower cap, leather cap, serge cap, felt hat and so on. Felt hat is the oldest one. It is white felt as the main raw material, cap top high, cap edge is very small, modern just with red satin, gold satin and other decorations, the basic shape is still the old felt hat. Pastoral areas like to wear leather hats, is made of top quality whole fox skin, young people wear look dashing. Golden flower hat is men and women, young and old like to wear the national cap, with gold satin, gold ribbon to do decorations, with felt and fur as fabrics, made of hats in the sunlight shining, that is, the spirit and beautiful.

The Tibetan boots are one of the main features of the Tibetan costume, which is divided into Songba shoes and Garo shoes. From the appearance of the stage like the ancient costume play in the generals wear boots, the bottom height of 2 centimeters, waist high to above the calf, the upper with red and green tweed decorations, the waist of the shoe also has lines, patterns.

The Tibetan people's ornaments are mainly made of gold, silver, copper and jewelry, stoneware headdresses, earrings, chest ornaments, waist ornaments and hand ornaments.

Headdresses include hairpins, hairpin, bone ring, jade pan, hair beads chain, texture copper, silver, gold carving artifacts and jade, coral, pearls and other treasures; earrings, including earrings and earrings; chest ornaments, including the necklaces, bead ornaments, brackets (ancient metal relics), ga wu, and other types of body jewelry; waist ornaments are a silk belt or cowhide belt hanging above the fire scythe, waist bag, Tibetan knife, sea shells, small bells and a large number of exquisite ornaments. The main piece of waist jewelry is a silk belt or cowhide belt hanging above the fire sickle, belt bag, Tibetan knife, sea shells, small bells and a large number of fine jewelry; hand jewelry, including various types of rings and bracelets, bracelets have gold, silver, jade, conch, etc.

Manchu Clothing

Manchu clothing has inherited the tradition of the first generation of women, rich in typical national and regional characteristics. The cheongsam is the traditional dress of the Manchu people, known as the "clothes" in Manchu. Generally refers to the Manchurian, Mongolian, Han army eight banners of men and women wear robes, up and down as one.

Man Manchu men like to wear robes and coats, wearing a dome hat, wearing pants. The men's cheongsam is collarless or rounded collar, slit on all sides, and tied. Cuffs are arrow sleeves or horseshoe sleeves, usually pulled up, down in winter when hunting or fighting, covering the back of the hand, to keep out the cold. Four slits, that is, the hem of the robe before and after the left and right, slit to the knee. Girdle waist has a tight warm role, with a belt can be a bunch. Belt hanging with a variety of decorative objects, most often seen on the jade pendant and incense purse and so on. Manchu cheongsam also has a feature, is in the cheongsam outside the kit vest.

Women's cheongsam is long to the foot, covered with a shoulder. Clothing like to use a variety of colors and patterns made of silk, flower satin, rosa or cotton and linen clothing. Some embroidered in the cheongsam above a group of patterns, in the neckline, sleeve head, lapel are set with different colors of lace, as many as a dozen lace, wearing a beautiful, well-proportioned.

With the development of society, men's robes are gradually being cold and women's cheongsam from the previous wide waist straight to the tight fit curve, streamlined style development. Has developed into a representative of the Chinese national female characteristics of the clothing. Until the 21st century is still popular in the world.

Manchu men and women like to hang jewelry. Men have fire sickle, ear spoon, toothpick, glasses case, fan belt.

Women like to wear earrings, bracelets, rings, headpins, big pompoms and sideburns and other decorations, as well as scented bags, purses and so on. Scented bag, purse with satin sewing, color varieties, exquisite production.

Miao clothing

Miao clothing culture is the Miao cultural garden of a flower, has a rich ethnic characteristics. Miao dress is a symbol and sign of the primitive Miao people, a continuation of rules and history, a kind of wordless history book and a silent language. There are more than one hundred styles of Miao women's costumes, which is the most important of China's national costumes.

Miao women's clothing is particularly elaborate, the upper body generally wear narrow sleeves, large collar, lapel short clothes, with a red belt, the lower wear pleated skirt. The dresses are either long enough to reach the feet, flowing and elegant; or shorter than the knee, graceful and elegant. Casual wear is more on the head wrapped in a bandana, wearing a large-breasted short jacket, wearing pants underneath, embroidered lace, tied with a pair of embroidered waist, plus a little delicate silver jewelry to set off. On the calf is a 2-meter-long cotton legging cloth, and two 1-meter red ribbons. When beating the leg, first use the binding cloth wrapped around the calf, and then use the colorful ribbons knotted into a diamond shape to bind the binding cloth tightly. Ribbon head of the red color silk group floating in the calf above, it looks like a ball of fire, and the top with a very harmonious.

The Miao pleated skirt is decorated with colorful patterns and embroidery, brocade, batik, and flowers.

The colors of the dress are mainly red, blue, yellow, white and black. The materials used for the dresses are mainly raw materials produced in the place of residence, mostly cotton, hemp, wool and so on, which are made of fine knitting and weaving by family workshops.

Hmong men's clothing is relatively simple, the upper garment is mostly a pair of lapel short jacket or right-over-right tunic, the color is mostly blue, black, shoulder draped with geometric patterns of wool felt, head wrapped in green wrapped head, wrapped around the calves tied legs.

The headdress of Miao women is an exquisite work of art. Generally wear two kinds of headscarf hats: one is a dressy black cloth pointed hat, hat under the pad, pad head embroidered with exquisite patterns. Dark blue embroidered lace turban over the outer edge, a red band hanging down behind the cap to the legs. Another kind of hat is the small flower hat worn during farming and resting time. Young girls rarely have the habit of wearing decorations, but married women wear decorations. When women are in full dress, they must wear silver ornaments, and there are many patterns, including silver flower arrangement, silver horn, silver hat, silver comb, silver hairpin, collar, earrings, shawl, collar, waist chain, clothes piece, clothes bubble, silver bell, bracelet, and ring, etc. A Hmong woman in full dress must wear silver ornaments. A dressy Miao women, the whole body silver jewelry weighs almost twenty to thirty pounds.

The Miao concept of silver is aesthetic, and the second is to express wealth and evil spirits.

Mongolian clothing

Mongolian clothing is known for its wide robes and broad belts, and its bright and rich colors, which fully demonstrates the warmth of the Mongolians, pugnacious and bold character. In the general public's mind, the Mongolian dress seems to be simpler, nothing more than a robe, a pair of boots only. In fact, Mongolian dress is particularly complex and colorful. Not only do they have different styles, but they also have different ages, marriages, and dresses. In general, the Mongolian dress mainly includes four parts: jewelry, robe, belt and boots.

The Mongolian robe is an ancient traditional costume created by the Mongolian people to adapt to the pastoral production and natural environment. Mongolian robe two sleeves long and wide, the lower end of the left and right is not split slit, the collar is higher, big lapel right nail buckle. The collar, cuffs, and edges are often decorated with lace. Men's robes are fat, mostly blue, brown; women's robes are tighter, to show the woman's figure of graceful and fit, mostly red, green, purple.

The belt is an important and indispensable part of the Mongolian costume. Commonly made of cotton and satin, ranging from three to four meters long. The color is more with the color of the robe. Tie belt can prevent the wind and cold, but also in the riding reins to maintain the vertical stability of the waist and ribs, but also a beautiful decoration. Men tie belt, more than the robe up, bundled very short, so that when riding both convenient, but also looks smart and sharp. Belt should also hang on the "three not to leave the body" of the Mongolian knife, fire scythe and smoke purse. Women, on the contrary, tie the belt to the robe down to show the beautiful figure.

Mongolians love to wear boots. Mongolian boots distribution boots and leather boots two kinds. Cloth boots are commonly made of thick cloth or canvas and are soft and light to wear. Leather boots are made of cowhide, horsehide or donkeyhide, which are durable, waterproof and cold-resistant. Mongolian boots fine workmanship, boot tops, boots on the lee more embroidered or cut and paste with exquisite floral patterns.

Women usually cover the headscarf. Turban more than ten feet long, colorful. Material has cloth, hemp, silk, silk and so on. Girls like to wrap the headscarf on the head, and then on the right side of a small knot, the head of the turban spike down. Married women use the headscarf to wrap around the top of the head, wrapped in a circle, without leaving the head of the tassel. On solemn occasions also wear a hat embroidered with Danfeng sunrise, two dragons playing beads and other floral motifs. The cap is topped with red spikes and sparkling bright cap jewels.

Jewelry can be roughly divided into headdresses, necklaces, chest jewelry, waist jewelry, hand jewelry and other five categories. Headdress is the most splendid part of Mongolian jewelry, mainly including headscarves, hats, headbands, head rings, braid clamps, braid sets, head hairpins, headpins, earrings, earrings and so on.

Strong clothing

The Zhuang is one of the ethnic minorities in China, enacted in Guangxi and Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan and other places. Zhuang women are good at weaving and embroidery, and the Zhuang cloth and brocade woven by them are famous for their exquisite patterns and bright colors, as well as the chic style of "batik" which is also praised by people.

Men and women of the Zhuang ethnic group wear Li barrels, with blue and black dresses and short clothes. The Zhuang men's clothing is mostly broken chest lapel tunic, made of local cloth, do not wear pants, short collar lapel blouse, sewing a row (six to eight pairs) cloth knot buttons, chest sewing a pair of small pockets, the abdomen has two large pockets, hem folded inward for the wide side, and the lower edge of the left and right sides of the symmetrical split. They wore fat pants, which were as short as below the knee. Some of them wrap their legs and tie their headscarves. Wearing shoes and hats in winter and barefoot in summer. On festivals or visits to relatives, they wear cloud-head shoes or double-hooked duckbill shoes. When you are working, you wear straw shoes.

The usual dress of Zhuang women is all blue and black, with wider trouser legs, colorful printed or jacquard towels wrapped around their heads and delicate aprons tied around their waists. Tops with navy blue or dark blue short-collar right-over-right placket blouse (some in the neck, cuffs, the bottom of the placket are embroidered with colorful lace), is divided into two kinds of placket and placket, with no collar and a collar of the points. The length of the blouse has two schools of thought, most areas of the blouse is short and waist, a few areas of the blouse long and knee. The color is mostly navy blue or dark blue. There is a dark pocket hidden in the front lapel, with the lapel side sewing several pairs of cloth knot buttons. In remote mountainous areas, Zhuang women also wear broken chest lapel coat, collarless, embroidered five-color pattern. Wearing wide and fat black pants (some of them also set two colorful strips along the leg), waist tie apron, the knees of the pants set with blue, red and green silk and cotton appliqués. When working, they wear straw shoes and shoulder pads. Wear embroidered shoes when you are in a dike, singing field or festival.

Strong women generally prefer to wear earrings, bracelets and collars. Clothing color and wear trinkets, slightly different from place to place.