What are the characteristics of Qiang men's wear?

In the ancient costumes of the Qiang nationality, "blanket" is the most distinctive. The manufacturing process of felt is much simpler than that of textile felt, which should have happened three thousand years ago. According to documents, Qiang people in Han Dynasty "decorated with Dahua carpet" (the biography of Western Qiang in the Later Han Dynasty quoted Guo). At the same time, "Dian" and other Qiang aristocratic families also wore blankets. It can be seen that the "blanket" was originally one of the oldest costumes of the Qiang people. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Qiang people generally wore blankets. "The New Book of Tang Xiang Biography" said: "Both men and women wear brown felt." Qiang and Yi people still retain this costume tradition.

In modern times, Qiang people's clothing basically inherited the robe system, and the fabrics of clothing were still mainly fur, wool and linen. Daoguang's "Mao Zhouzhi" contains: "Its costumes, men's felt hats, women's braided hair and cloth are all winter and summer clothes." The custom of the Qiang people tying their heads has appeared in Gonggong Tu during the Qianlong period. By the 1920s, Qiang men had changed to wrap their heads. Wrapping one's head, that is, wrapping cloth on one's head, is an ancient custom of the Qiang nationality for women, but it is obviously influenced by the Han nationality in Sichuan for men.

In the 1940s, the costumes of the Qiang nationality were more abundant on the basis of inheriting the tradition. Qiang men's clothing is relatively uniform, including robes, robes, trousers, headscarves or fur hats. Clothing products include headdresses, felt hats, fur hats, wool, linen, cotton shirts, robes, trousers, sleeveless sheepskin jackets, jackets, singlets, cotton vests, linen, woolen belts, leggings, embroidered belts, cloth shoes, linen sandals, leather belly wraps, embroidered belly wraps and hanging knives. Qiang men in Songpan and Heishui have much longer hair, which is braided and wrapped around their heads.