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What are the special customs in Xinjiang?

Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic region with unique folk customs, culture and customs. With the promotion of the western development strategy of the CPC Central Committee, Xinjiang has attracted worldwide attention, and more and more people are traveling here. However, many people always go back with some regrets, because there are only tourist souvenirs such as Uygur flower caps, Yengisar knives and some national musical instruments, which are far from satisfying people's understanding of Xinjiang's national folk culture and customs. People are looking forward to more creative, popular feeling, inheritance, deduction and special tourist souvenirs that reflect Xinjiang folk customs and national culture. Through these souvenirs, we can intuitively understand Xinjiang.

Xinjiang Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian, Tajik, Kirgiz and many other ethnic figures, or playing or knocking, singing and dancing, girls with braids flying, young men with flower hats spinning like flies; The master of wisdom and humor who rides a donkey happily has two generations of feelings, the Kazakh "chasing girls" who express their love with ethnic customs, the little Balang and the Uygur grandfather who sell baking tapestries, the beautiful Mongolian girl with a white lamb in her arms, the Tajik man who trains eagles to fly, the chubby aunt wearing a small felt hat, the 12 Muqam musicians who play 18 kinds of musical instruments, and the Grape Valley and Suzhou.

Colorful national costumes The traditional costumes of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are rich and varied. Uighur, Kazak and other minority women like to wear colorful dresses and coats. Uyghur and Uzbek dresses have wide pleats on the chest, while Kazak and Kirgiz dresses have pleats on the bottom. Tajik women like to wear aprons on their skirts. Men of Uygur, Uzbek and other ethnic groups often wear knee-length, collarless and bagless "coats" and like to tie a belt around their waist. Mongolians and Daur people like to wear robes and tie red, yellow and green ribbons around their waists. Uighurs, Kazakhs, Kirgiz, Tajiks and other ethnic groups also like to embroider all kinds of exquisite flower patterns with various colors on the neckline, chest, cuffs, shoulders and trouser legs of clothes, and sometimes they are decorated with colorful beads and sequins.

Ethnic Flower Hat: Wearing a hat is almost the common hobby of most ethnic minorities, especially wearing a flower hat, but it varies from ethnic group to regional group. The embroidered hat "Huapa" is the most distinctive headdress of Uygur people. Men, women and children like this exquisite four-sided flower hat for embroidery. There are many patterns in Uyghur language, and all kinds of patterns are often embroidered with black and white or colored silk thread, which are varied and varied. Kazakh hats are also very distinctive. The embroidered hat "Taheya" is embroidered with beads and various beautiful patterns on the top of the hat, which is the girl's favorite hat. A pinch of owl feathers inserted in the top of the hat is not only beautiful, but also symbolizes courage and firmness. Kirgiz men and women like to wear colorful velvet domes. Tajik women like to wear embroidered cotton hats with exquisite embroidery and ears. This kind of hat is not only beautiful, but also can keep out the cold. Tatar women especially like to wear flat-topped flower hats with colored beads. They like to wear a colorful headscarf on their hats.

Waist scarf: Traditionally, Uighur men are long and have no buttons, especially in cold winter. Besides being used as a belt towel, the waist towel has many uses, such as carrying small objects and food. It is also an important ornament of men's wear. Generally speaking, the workmanship is fine, full of unique national style, which shows the Uygur people's love for despicable aesthetic taste. There are two styles: square waist towel. When in use, it is folded into a triangle and tied at the waist, with the pattern outward. Most of them are made of various colors of cloth, satin and brocade. Some young people's waist towels are brightly colored, while middle-aged and elderly people's waist towels are more elegant and light. Long waist towel. It is a knitted long waist scarf, mostly black or dark green. Several layers of geometric patterns are woven at both ends, which are colorful and unique.