What are the characteristics of Qiang men's wear?

In ancient Qiang costumes, "felt" is the most distinctive. The process of making felt is much simpler than weaving woolen cloth, and it should have existed 3000 years ago. According to documents, Qiang people in Han Dynasty decorated with Dahua felt, which was quoted from Guo's Guang Zhi. At the same time, the "Dian nationality" of the Qiang nationality and other aristocratic families also put on blankets. It can be seen that "felt" was originally one of the oldest costumes of the Qiang people. In the Tang Dynasty, Qiang people were covered with felt. "New Tang Book" and "When Legend" say: "Both men and women wear fur and brown felt." This costume tradition still exists in the Qiang and Yi nationalities.

In modern times, the clothing of Qiang people basically inherited the official clothing system, and its clothing fabrics were mainly fur, wool and hemp. Daoguang's Mao Zhouzhi has the following contents: "Its costumes include men's felt hats, women's braided hair, cloth heads and winter and summer costumes." During the period of Gan Long, the custom of kowtowing to Qiang people appeared in Gongtu's works. By AD 1920, the Qiang people had become prickly people. Baotou, that is, using cloth handkerchiefs, is a custom of Qiang women in ancient times, but Baotou for men is obviously influenced by Han areas in Sichuan.

1940s, on the basis of inheriting the tradition, Qiang costumes became more and more abundant. Qiang men's clothing is uniform, including robes, robes, trousers, handkerchiefs or fur hats. Clothing products include headscarves, felt hats, fur hats, wool, linen, cotton shirts, robes, trousers, sleeveless sheepskin jackets, wool jackets, light clothes, jackets, linen, wool woven belts, leggings, embroidered belts, cloth shoes, linen sandals, leather "wrapped belly", embroidered "wrapped belly", hanging knives, steel sickles and so on. Pan and Heishui Qiang people have a lot of hair, which is braided and tied into a bun.

Nowadays, Qiang people, both men and women, wear white linen self-woven robes, similar to cheongsam. Men are above the knee and women attack the instep. The dress is embroidered with bright lace, and the collar is inlaid with a row of silver ornaments with plum blossom patterns. Both men and women wear sheepskin vests, commonly known as "leather jackets". Hair goes in on sunny days and comes out on rainy days in case it rains. The other vest is made of wool felt, which is slightly longer than the former.

Men and women have blue and white headscarves on their heads. Or a woman's head is covered with a pile of tile-shaped green cloth, and then two braids are wound on it to make a bun. Men also have braids and wallets. Pan and Heishui men store their hair, braid it with velvet and tie it in a bun.

Both men and women are wrapped in leggings, which are made of wool to keep out the cold. Men usually walk barefoot and wear sandals, cloth shoes or ox boots. Ladies wear flat heels or rusty pointed hook shoes. Men also wear pointed hook shoes. The difference between women's wear and men's wear is that geometric patterns such as circles and triangles are often used on collars, cuffs, belts and shoes, and rows of silver ornaments with small plum blossom patterns are embedded in the collars.

Embroidery patterns reflect natural scenes in real life, such as flowers and plants in plants, deer, lions, rabbits and people in animals. The selected embroideries are lifelike, and the contents are mostly auspicious and wishful, longing for a happy life, such as "bloom is like brocade" and "fish and water are harmonious". Qiang women's flower picking has always occupied a certain position in China's arts and crafts.

In addition, women like to wear oversized silver earrings and rings, as well as silver hairpins, rings, cards and other decorations. These decorations are also made of jade or coral. A woman is carrying a silver sewing box around her waist, and a man is carrying a silver cigarette case.

Like other nationalities. Most people who can wear the above ornaments are nobles or rich people. The poor working people have no clothes to wear, let alone any decorations.

The costumes of Qiang people in border areas are mostly influenced by Tibetans or Han people. Some people even wear Jia Rong Tibetan clothes and shoes. Braids and velvet may come from Tibet.