Fuyuan Aquarium Clothing

Yunnan
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The clothing of the Shui nationality in Fuyuan has been influenced by the surrounding Han nationality and has gradually evolved. Historically, they wore "short coats and long skirts", but after the Republic of China, they gradually changed from skirts to pants. In the early years, they used "hemp" to weave and dye linen clothes, but now they have generally switched to machine-made fabrics. They like to wear green, blue, black and white clothes, which match each other and look elegant and clean, very distinctive. Women's clothing is more distinctive. Generally, the top is right-open, with lace on the edge of the collar, a long cloth wrap on the head, and embroidered shoes on the feet. Married women wear long embroidered waistcoats on their chests, which are tied into spirals and covered with wigs made of horsetail hair. Unmarried girls wear half a small waistcoat, comb their hair into a bunch and tie it into a bun, and wrap it with black or white headscarves. Usually, they wear bracelets on their hands and rings on their ears. When they encounter wedding ceremonies or festive occasions, some of them also wear silver (copper) collars, combs, jade hairpins, etc. Men's clothing is relatively simple. Middle-aged and young people wear short jackets with front opening and long trousers. Most of the elderly wear long gowns with right opening. Regardless of age, they wrap their heads with cloth scarves when going out. The ethnic characteristics are still obvious. The headscarf (commonly known as "baotou") is an ornament valued by both men and women of the Fuyuan Shui nationality. Generally, it is spun, woven and made by themselves. Usually "a piece" is called "a piece". The length of the men's is 13 feet and 5 inches, and the width is 1 foot and 1 inch or 1 foot and 2 inches; the length of the women's is 12 feet and 9 inches wide. The outward end of the cloth scarf should also be matched with a "playing piece" similar to a thread, which is hung diagonally on the outer edge of the scarf cover when it is wrapped. The more delicate the headscarf is, the more capable the women are. Because it is located in a subtropical river valley, in order to avoid the bites of leeches and mosquitoes and reduce the infiltration of rotten water in rotten fields, in summer and autumn, the legs of the Shui nationality, young and old, are mostly wrapped with leggings as protection.

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