The magical Hui culture?

Hui costumes have distinctive national characteristics. In the areas inhabited by Hui people, the Hui people still maintain the traditional costumes of Central Asians. The most striking feature is: Muslim costumes with Hui characteristics-men wear white hats and women wear headscarves of various colors. Men have beards!

Overview of Hui costumes

The main symbol of Hui costumes is the head. Men all like to wear white round hats. There are two kinds of round hats, one is flat-topped and the other is hexagonal. Exquisite people will also tattoo exquisite patterns on round hats. Hui women often wear headscarves. The hijab is also very delicate, and the elderly women wear white, which looks white and generous; Middle-aged women wear black, which looks solemn and elegant; Women wear black, which looks solemn and elegant; Unmarried women look fresh and beautiful in green. Many married women usually wear white or black round hats with edges. There are two kinds of round hats, one is made of white bleached cloth, and the other is made of white thread or black silk thread, which is often woven into beautiful geometric patterns. In terms of clothing, Hui elderly people like to wear white shirts and black vests (villagers call them "vests"). Old Hui women wear black or brown headscarves in winter and white scarves in summer, and they have the habit of wearing trousers and fading. Young women wear red, green or blue headscarves in winter and thin red, green and yellow scarves in summer. Hui women in mountainous areas love to wear rusty shoes and have the habit of piercing their ears and wearing earrings.

History of Hui costume

Hui people usually refer to clothing as "clothing" and "wearing".

Du Huan of the Tang Dynasty in China was defeated and captured in a battle between Tang and tuas, and recorded what he saw and heard in situ. Among them, he talked about the clothing of Da Shi: "(Da Shi) A Aguero named Da Wang Shi is here. Her scholar and daughter got up, her clothes were fresh and clean, and Rong Zhi was carefree and beautiful. Women cover their faces when they go out. ..... silver belt, silver knife ". Many of these big eaters later went to China to do business, and naturally brought the custom of this kind of clothing to China. The Book of the New Tang Dynasty recorded the images, costumes and religious activities of Muslims for the first time. It is said that: "Eating and drinking in the land of Persia, the man's nose is high, his face is black and bearded, and the woman is fair. He worships God every five days, wears a silver belt and wears a silver knife ..." From these records, it can be seen that the costumes of Muslims, especially Muslim women, who came to China from Arabia and Persia are still very distinctive.

Zhu He wrote in Zhou Ping Ketan in Song Dynasty: "Fanfang in Guangzhou is different from China in clothes ..." In Tang and Song Dynasties, there were a large number of Muslim businessmen from Arabia and Persia, who were generally called "Ke Fan" and were the ancestors of the Hui nationality. This shows that the costumes of the ancestors of the Hui nationality at that time were different from those of the Han nationality and had their own characteristics. Gu's book "Diseases of Countries in the World" records more clearly: "Merchants in the Song Dynasty were very rich, and their costumes were all pearls and Luo Qi, and their utensils were all gold and silver." It can be seen that they are wearing patterned silk fabrics, rings and gold and silver utensils.

The custom of wearing a white hat and a "Dejdar" on the head of the Hui people also existed a long time ago. In Song Dynasty, Hui Zhou's "Qing Bo Biezhi" said: "Sandalwood is also a nearby country. The nobles wrapped their heads in fine cloth. People talk like big food. " In the Yuan Dynasty, the political, economic and cultural status of the Hui people was relatively high. Like other customs, the dress customs of the Hui nationality are free without any restrictions. Some people wear Arabic and Persian styles, others make their own white hats, towels, robes and shoes, and begin to develop into national costumes. But in the Ming Dynasty, the dress customs of Hui people began to be restricted. Hui people don't wear whatever they want according to their own beliefs and customs, their ancestors' clothing styles and the reality of living and developing in China, but are forced and restricted by the ruling class. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor, banned "Khufu" and let the Hui people wear Hanfu. In this way, the clothing customs that the Hui people began to form can not be developed quickly and can not be respected. In the Qing Dynasty, the ruling class was more prejudiced against the Hui people. In the early years of Yongzheng, Chen Shigong, governor of Shandong Province, and Lu Guohua, acting governor of Anhui Province, went to the Qing court to criticize, interfere and falsely accuse the Hui people of their costumes and beliefs, saying that the Hui people "wear white hats in the morning and evening on weekdays and set up worships ..." So he suggested: "Please make the Hui people obey the temples such as Zhengshuo, obey the system and worship, and forbid leather. ..... Those who wear white hats will be guilty of the law. "