Qiang Costume

Qiang Costume

Qiang's clothing is the clothing of Qiang people. The ancient Qiang people mainly wore robes, and the Qiang's clothing was different in different historical periods. In general, Qiang costumes are changing with the changes of environment and living conditions.

Clothing classification

Qiang ethnic costumes mainly include: Qiang ethnic costumes for dance performance; Qiang ethnic costumes for tourism reception etiquette; Qiang ethnic costumes for original ecological performance and display; Qiang ethnic characteristic professional work clothes for government, enterprises and institutions, catering and entertainment industry; Qiang ethnic costumes for celebration activities; Fashion costumes with Qiang ethnic art elements; crafts with ethnic characteristics

Introduction of clothing classification

In modern times, Qiang people's clothing basically inherited the system of robes, and the clothing fabrics were mainly fur, wool and hemp. According to Daoguang's Maozhou annals, "his clothes are men's felt hat, women's braided hair, cloth wrapped around his head, and clothes in winter and summer." The custom of wrapping the head of Qiang nationality has appeared in the painting of Zhigong in Qianlong period. By the 1920's, Qiang men had changed to head binding. In the 1940s, Qiang costumes became more and more abundant on the basis of inheriting the tradition. Qiang men's clothing is more uniform, with long shirts, robes, trousers, headkerchiefs or fur hats. Clothing accessories include Headkerchief, felt hat, fur hat, wool, linen, cotton cloth shirt, robe, trousers, sleeveless sheepskin jacket, wooden jacket, single, jacket, linen, wool woven belt, leggings, embroidered belt, cloth shoes, linen straw shoes, leather "belly binding", embroidered "belly binding", hanging knife, sickle, etc. Most of the Qiang men in Songpan and Heishui have long hair, which is braided and wrapped around the back of their heads.

The traditional clothing of Qiang people is that both men and women wear linen long shirts, sheepskin scarves, bandages, belts and gaiters. Both men and women are wearing a sheepskin vest, commonly known as the "leather coat". On sunny days, the wool is inward, and on rainy days, the wool is outward to prevent rain. There is also a vest made of wool felt, which is slightly longer than the former. Men's long clothes are over the knee, braided and bandaged, and their belts and leggings are mostly made of linen or wool. They usually wear straw sandals, cloth shoes or leather boots. I like to wear a falcon and knife inlaid with coral on my belt. The women's shirt is ankle long, with plum shaped silver ornaments on the collar, lace embroidered on the skirt, cuff and collar, apron and ribbon embroidered on the waist, and patterns embroidered on the belt. Unmarried girls braid their hair and embroider their handkerchief. Married women wear bun and embroidered headdress. Wear cloud shoes. Like to wear silver hairpin, earrings, earrings, necklaces, silver, bracelets, rings and other accessories.

Qiang women also like to wrap Turquoise or white headkerchiefs. Young women often wrap headkerchiefs embroidered with various patterns or top them with tile like green cloth, and coil them with two braids to make temples. In winter, they usually wrap square headkerchiefs embroidered with various patterns, and in spring and autumn, they wrap embroidered headkerchiefs. The dress of Qiang nationality is simple and gorgeous. Men like to wear blue or white headscarf, self-made linen long shirt and a sleeve less sheepskin coat. This kind of coat can be used to protect against cold, rain and cushion. The shoes are embroidered with cloud patterns and waves. The tips of the shoes are slightly upturned. They also wear leather shoes and cloth shoes. The feet are wrapped with felt Leggings made of cattle and wool. The leggings have the functions of heat preservation and leg protection. Young women also wrap red foot belts on the leggings, and both men and women wear belts. Qiang women like to wear clothes with lace. The collar and cuffs are inlaid with plum shaped silver ornaments and tied with Embroidered Ribbon with lace. They like to wear silver medals, necklaces, earrings, circles, rings and other ornaments. Rich people also inlay the rings with agate, jade and coral. Some of them have oval "sewu" on their chests and coral beads woven with silver wire to pray for happiness and longevity.