Portrait of Ethnic Customs

Portrait of Ethnic Customs China is a multi-ethnic country. Each ethnic group has its own traditional costumes with beautiful designs and unique charm, which reflect its cultural heritages and historical trends. For example, the costumes of the Miao nationality is mostly decorated by pure silver with complicated and precious making; Ladies of the Hui nationality often wear headscarves with bright colors and eye-catching decorations; the costumes of the Zang nationality exhibits roughness and boldness, etc. Even in the same ethnic group, people wear their unique attire in different occasions. Costume is the carrier of culture. Some clothing, makeup or ornaments reflect the spiritual totem of the nation, including the worship to the nature, animals and plants, etc. With the development of the history, many costumes are only worn in some grand traditional activities and rare to be seen in daily life. Some clothing has been listed as intangible cultural heritages, and some making techniques and fabrics, including hairstyles and makeup, have also been almost lost. As a project of historical and cultural inheritance, it has a certain significance to collect, record and preserve t