Mongolian costumes full of grassland customs

As the saying goes, clothes make the Buddha golden. Clothes are the key to show a person's temperament. China has a long history of national culture, and Mongolian costumes can be traced back to the distant Stone Age. What is this Mongolian costume full of grassland customs? Let's take a look at the traditional costumes in China.

Mongolian costumes are called Mongolian robes, which mainly include robes, belts, boots, jewelry and so on. However, due to different regions, there are also differences in styles. Take women's robes as an example. Influenced by Manchu, Mongolians in Horqin and Harqin wear wide and straight robes with split sides, and the neckline and cuffs are decorated with various colors. Mongolians in Xilingol grassland wear Mongolian robes with large narrow sleeves and no slits; Buryat women wear robes with waist skirts and shoulders; Ordos women's robes are divided into three pieces, the first is a close-fitting dress with sleeves reaching to the wrist, the second is a coat with sleeves reaching to the elbow, and the third is a collarless double-breasted vest with straight flashing buttons. The robes worn by Mongolians in Qinghai are similar to those of Tibetans.

Except Qinghai, there is little difference in men's wear. Wear double robes in spring and autumn, single robe in summer, cotton robe or fur robe in winter. Mongolians usually like to wear cloth clothes, and they usually wear brocade-rimmed clothes on holidays. Men's wear is mainly blue and brown, while women's wear likes to use red, pink, green and sky blue. Mongolian men wear robes to tie their waists, while women embroider lace patterns on their sleeves and high collars, which seems to be similar to Han nationality. Women like to wear clothes of three different lengths. The first one is a close-fitting dress with sleeves reaching to the wrist, the second one is a coat with sleeves reaching to the elbow, and the third one is a collarless double-breasted vest with straight rows of flashing buttons, which is particularly eye-catching.

Belt is an important part of Mongolian costume, made of satin or cotton cloth, three or four meters long. Men's belts are often decorated with knives, irons and snuff bottles.

Mongolian boots are divided into leather boots and cloth boots. Mongolian boots are fine in workmanship and have exquisite patterns on their surfaces. According to seasonal changes, there are leather boots, cloth boots and felt boots. Leather boots are mostly made of cowhide, horse skin and sheepskin, which are durable, waterproof and cold-resistant. Their styles are pointed roll, semi-roll, flat-bottomed roll, pointed end and round head. Cloth boots are mostly made of cloth and silk, flat flannel fabrics, with medium cymbals and short cymbals, and the boots are embroidered with patterns, which are light, soft, comfortable and beautiful.

Felt boots are mostly made of wool and camel hair, which are warm and wear-resistant, and are usually worn in the dead of winter. The types of Mongolian boots are divided into high cymbals, medium cymbals and short cymbals according to their height. Generally, leather boots adopt special technology, and the required patterns, such as dragon playing beads, jewels, bats, moire, palindrome, grass patterns, swastika, butterflies and flowers, are rolled on the boot surface or the boot surface.

Most of the uppers and cymbals of cloth boots are embroidered with or pasted with exquisite patterns. At present, there are seven or eight styles of Mongolian boots popular among the people, mainly including military boots (with large plate tips), earth tigers, soap boots (with egg heads), warrior boots (with veneered boots), daxian boots, three-hugging boots (with small plate tips), eight-treasure boots (children's boots) and leather riding boots (with high cymbals and semi-cymbals).

Wearing jewelry and hats is a habit of Mongolians. Hats in different regions also have local characteristics. Mongolian hats in Inner Mongolia and Qinghai have a high top and a flat edge, lined with white felt, and decorated with leather or purple-green felt, which is thick in winter and thin in summer. The hat top is decorated with tassels, and the hat belt is made of silk, which can be worn by both men and women. In Balhu and Buryat Mongolia in Hulunbeier, men wear shawl hats and women wear peaked hats with upturned eaves. With precious raw materials such as agate, jadeite, coral, pearls and silver, Mongolian jewelry is rich and luxurious.