What are the costumes of the Takayama women?

The dress of Gaoshan women is basically open-breasted, with delicate and beautiful geometric patterns embroidered on the lapel and sleeves. This kind of open-breasted clothing is adapted to the subtropical climate, which can dissipate heat quickly and coolly, and it is also easy to show the fullness and robustness of the upper body, which makes people feel lively, free and charming.

Women wear knee-length shorts, beads on their heads, wrist bracelets on their wrists, colorful belts on their waists, and flower garlands on their necks. Types of women's clothing include short dresses and long skirts and long dresses and short garments. Yami women usually wear an undershirt on top and a skirt underneath, and in winter they wrap their bodies in square cloth.

The costumes of the Takayama people are colorful and splendid. Traditional clothing styles include the kanji, cross-necked jacket, corset, undershirt, long-sleeved blouse, and skirt. Men and women of all ethnic groups emphasize decoration, and there are many kinds of ornaments, including crown ornaments, forehead ornaments, ear ornaments, neck ornaments, chest ornaments, waist ornaments, arm ornaments, hand ornaments, and foot ornaments.

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