Characteristics of traditional Zhuang costumes

Men usually wear black Tang suit, which is made of local homespun. The jacket has a short collar and a pair of lapels, a row of six to eight pairs of cloth buttons, a pair of small pockets on the chest and two large pockets on the abdomen. The hem is folded inward into a wide edge, and symmetrical cracks are opened on the left and right sides of the lower edge. Wear wide pants, which are knee-short. Some are leggings and headscarves. Wear sandals at work and wide-mouth shoes on holidays.

Women wear black headscarves and dark blue or dark blue short-collared right lapels. Some people embroider colored lace on their necks, cuffs and lapels. There is a hidden pocket in the front of the abdomen, and several pairs of cloth buttons are sewn along the front edge. Wear wide, fat and black trousers, and some wear two different colors of cloth aprons around the trouser legs. Wear sandals and shoulder pads at work. Wear embroidered shoes at fairs, concerts or festivals.

Zhuang women are good at weaving and embroidery. The Zhuang cloth and brocade they weave are famous for their exquisite patterns and bright colors, and their unique batik is also praised by people. In clothing, men are plain and clean, and women are colorful. They especially like to embroider patterns on shoes, hats and chest bags with five-color silk threads. People, animals, birds and flowers are diverse and colorful.

Due to the climate, Zhuang people's clothes are mainly blue and black dresses and trousers shorts. Because of the continuous integration of nationalities, men's clothing is almost the same as that of Han nationality, but it is just a belt around their waist; Women's dresses are decorated with lace, aprons are tied around the waist, and skirts are gradually replaced by trousers.