The Development of Dulong Clothing

Textile technology was introduced into Dulongjiang late. Prior to this, Dulong people often used animal skins to keep out the cold and used leaves to hide their shame. After textile technology was introduced into Dulong River, textile became the main working form of Dulong women. They often twist fabrics with wild plants such as hemp skin, hemp skin and fire grass as raw materials, and weave patterns with wild plants as dyes, which is called Dulong carpet locally. The dragon blanket is clothes during the day and quilts at night. Dress style depends on the occasion. The styles of work, festivals, celebrations and life are all different. The customary way to wear it is to pull the dragon blanket from the left shoulder to the chest and tie a knot above the right shoulder to expose the left shoulder and right arm. For the decoration of Dulong women, earrings ("Tomorrow Car" in Dulong language) are usually made of rattan or silver, and several beads ("Rolle" in Dulong language) are worn in different colors according to personal preferences. Fine rattan rings with waist coefficient of ten are used for decoration, and men's wear is simple, and they are all covered with blankets. Both men and women wear leggings to prevent insects and mosquitoes from biting, and carry a small rattan basket (the "big one" of "Dulong"). Men like to carry crossbows and broadswords, which makes them look rough and tough.

After the founding of New China, with the introduction of modern civilization, great changes have taken place in Dulong costumes. The production of Dulong carpet has changed from wild plant fiber to cotton and cashmere wool textiles. Dulong carpets are colorful, beautiful and strong, and the textile processing is exquisite, which fully embodies the aesthetic concept and unique clothing culture connotation of Dulong people.

Dulong people's costumes are relatively simple, and the Dulong carpets covered by shawls during the day are their most important traditional national costumes. Dulong carpet is strong and wear-resistant, and leans backward, from the right shoulder to the left armpit to the chest, and knotted at the right shoulder to expose the left shoulder and right arm. Some women use two pieces, sloping from shoulder to knee, and the left and right wings are forward. Dulong carpet is woven by hand waist machine. In the past, pure linen yarn was mostly used for spinning. Women have always liked to weave single dragon carpets with cotton, wool and linen yarns of various colors, making them softer in texture and more elegant in stripe patterns.