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Water town costume culture?

The "water town" mentioned by China people generally refers to the "water town in the south of the Yangtze River".

Jiangnan in China generally refers to the area south of the Yangtze River in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangxi and Jiangsu, and the main cities are Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Yangzhou and Wuxi. ?

Because of its warm environment, abundant precipitation and dotted rivers and lakes, Jiangnan has always been the richest land of fish and rice in China, forming a charm different from that in the north, which is reflected in life, culture, architecture, products and other aspects.

Shuixiang clothing

Rural women living in the east of Suzhou, China still retain traditional folk costumes. They have been wearing traditional costumes characterized by combing their hair, wearing headscarves, splicing shirts, trousers, Cambodian skirts, wrapped arms and embroidered shoes, which are quite characteristic of Jiangnan water town.

Women in water towns attach great importance to combing their hair and grooming their heads. They showed their intelligence, dignity and beauty with their black hair, huge hair and numerous ornaments, supplemented by exquisite Baotou interiors and costumes.

Its clothing has strong local characteristics and stable inheritance, but there are obvious differences with the change of seasons, the difference of age and the need of etiquette.