Due to the inheritance of oral culture from generation to generation, the long process of migration and fighting still leaves an indelible mark on the lives of Miao people who have settled for many years. They still remember the hardships and dangers of their ancestors' migration and fighting, recall the scenery during the migration, and worship their ancestors' courage and tenacity.

Therefore, their silver ornaments reflect the long-term movement, migration process and migration culture of the Miao people.

For example, there are warriors riding horses with knives and sticks, as well as well-made silver horse aprons with gem mirrors in the middle. About seven macho men stood on horseback, with their heads high and weapons in their hands, facing each other, with vivid shapes.

These are the battle scenes of ancestors galloping on the battlefield and marching westward, which shows the memory of Miao people for their ancestors.

There are also patterns of men riding horses on the backs of Miao women's clothes, and there is a silver pendant with various knives, swords and ear spoons hanging on it. Women's waists are all marked by migration in those years.

In addition, the lion, a beast and peony flower, has never been seen in Miao areas, but women's bras are listed, with silver clothes engraved with lions and peony flowers and silver bracelets engraved with peony lion patterns; Children's silver hats, silver-locked brooches worn by unmarried women, and silver tags of Ssangyong and Shuangshi are all inseparable from lions.

There are also peony patterns in silver ornaments, which can be regarded as a portrayal of Miao ancestors living in the Central Plains and absorbing China cultural factors.

After the migration of Miao people, not only fish farming in paddy fields continued the habit of eating fish in the east, but also it was fully reflected in silver ornaments. Fish is an indispensable pattern and shape of all kinds of silver ornaments of Miao people from head to toe.

Another unique ornament in Miao silver ornaments is bell, which is often worn on collars, tags and waist ornaments, and is also a relic of migration. When the bell rings, people have crossed the mountains and rivers and will never part.

Miao silver ornaments, with their diverse varieties, strange shapes and exquisite craftsmanship, not only show people a magnificent and colorful artistic world, but also a spiritual world with rich connotations.

There are many kinds of Miao silver ornaments, from head to toe, everywhere. In addition to headdress, chest and neck ornaments, jewelry, clothing ornaments, back ornaments and waist pendants, there are also foot ornaments in some places.

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