Clothes of Nakhi womenThis entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007. |
Why am I blogging this subject today? Because I find some Traditional
Music of Ancient China, and Nakhi music is an important part of the
Chinese ancient music, I will share these music later :)
The Nakhi are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China.
The Nakhi women wear wide-sleeved loose gowns accompanied by jackets and long trousers, tied with richly decorated belts at the waist. Sheepskin is worn slung over the shoulder.
Especially in Ninglang County, the women wear short jackets and long skirts reaching the ground with several folds. Large black cotton turbans are worn around their heads, which are accompanied with big silver earrings.
The men's costumes is much like that of Han Chinese.
In modern times, traditional dress is rarely worn among the younger generation, since most of them prefer to wear Chinese dress. It is now usually only worn at cultural events and on special occasions.
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