Men usually wear a flat-topped hat, black and white shirts, black vests and blue trousers, while the elderly wear black, gray and white.
Dongxiang nationality is the fusion of many different nationalities living in Dongxiang nationality in the second half of14th century, mainly Muslims and Mongolians. They live in Gansu Province, and more than half of them live in Dongxiang Autonomous County of Gansu Province. Others live in Hehe County and Linxia County respectively. Gansu, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Lanzhou and Dingxi are also distributed. Population: 373,872.
Dongxiang costumes are similar to Hui costumes, but their characteristics are quite obvious. Men usually wear a flat-topped hat, black and white shirts, black vests and blue trousers, while the elderly wear black, gray and white. Wear sheepskin coat in winter, don't cover it. With the change of lifestyle in modern society, Dongxiang costumes are also changing and developing in the direction of popularization. Young people like to wear new fashions, and some old clothes are gradually disappearing.
Ancient women like to wear embroidered clothes with collars, large lapels, wide sleeves and lace cuffs. Underwear, with two embroidered legs, a small fork at the back and ribbons on the legs. Wear embroidered skirts on holidays. High heels and embroidered shoes. At that time, he didn't wear a hat, only a headscarf. Later, women's clothes gradually changed.
Women usually wear a hat to cover their hair and expose their faces to the waist. The cover is roughly divided into three colors: green, black and white. Girls and newlyweds wear green silk and green satin covers; Young and middle-aged women wear black hats. Old women wear white hats. They are all dressed in dark blue or black blue.
The young woman is dressed in red or green, a big coat, a big front at the back and a vest. Pants were dragged to the soles of your feet. Pants are not very wide, about 7 inches. Wear cotton-padded jacket trousers in winter, the style is the same as that of a single coat. Wear a fur coat in the cold season.
Dongxiang women wear black socks and blue and black shoes. Young women often embroider some flowers on the tips of their shoes. Early women also like black high heels and 2-inch wooden shoes. Wooden-soled high-heeled shoes are sewn with black cloth and then fixed on the vamp. These are called wooden shoes.
In the past, young women had almost no headdress or badge except silver earrings and bracelets. The married bride not only has a headdress, a silver hairpin and five satin hairpins, but also wears a brooch, a silver toothpick and a silver medal. The silver medal is round, the big one is like a plate, and the small one is like a silver ring. Girls from poor families borrow money from rich families without wearing headscarves and brooches when they get married. The bride returned to her family and her original owner for the first time. Now, the bride only inserts a few silk flower flowers at the wedding, but the original jewelry and brooch have become a thing of the past.
When a girl was young, she shaved her head and tied two braids in the middle. At the age of eight, she began to braid her hair. After marriage, she tied her hair in a bun and wore a white hat. Nowadays, young women like to wear 6-7 inches tall cylindrical white hats, fashionable suits and high heels. They are also very attractive.
When they got married, the bride dressed "too beautifully". "Beauty" is a long skirt with slits at the front and back, with oblique fake sleeves on it. Some coat cuffs are folded together and many fake sleeves are used to show their wealth. Brides usually wear antique pants with leggings.
Men's national costumes are much worse than women's. This jacket has an opening in the middle, a row of neat cloth buttons, a collar about an inch high, and a pair of trousers at the ankle. This is no different from the small pants and coats worn by Han people. In the cold season, it usually wears a sheepskin jacket and has no face. Wool skin is divided into long fur and short fur. The long one is similar to the big one, and the short one is similar to the short one. All fur coats have slanted lapels. Put on short leather coat and coarse cloth belt, and work easily and comfortably.
Men like to wear digital hats. Hartno. This is a soft hat, black and white. It is made of cloth, while the rich are made of silk or thread. The socks you usually wear are made of cloth, and the shoes are made of cloth shoes. Ma Xie made them himself. Ma Xie is made of dry flax grass. And leather shoes with cowhide and sheepskin. They are called "Qi Hang". The upper part of the shoe is sewn with a whole piece of leather. Warm feet and add grass powder in winter.
In the past, men's national costumes were mostly robes, coarse wool belts and a knife hanging around their waist. After liberation, it gradually changed into short skirts.
"Zhong Bai" is a national costume that Dongxiang men like to wear. "Zhong Bai" style, similar to Uygur pull ring, is a low-necked split coat with hidden buttons. Usually sewn with black and gray cloth. Zhong Bai must always be clean. If you are accidentally contaminated by dirt, including human and animal urine, blood and alcohol, you must clean it immediately. Because "Zhong Bai" is the official costume of the mosque during Friday prayers. Old people also like to wear "Zhong Bai" when attending weddings, funerals or visiting relatives and friends.
Dongxiang middle-aged and elderly people usually wear scarves when they go to the mosque to worship. This scarf is called "Tesdari". Its length is 9.5 inches, and it is 1 inch from finger to elbow. "Tesdari" is usually made of white or yellow yarn or white or yellow silk.