Miao is an ancient ethnic group in China, mainly distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces, and also distributed in other Southeast Asian countries. Miao people have their own cultural characteristics.

So, what are the amazing Miao stunts in Miao culture? Come and have a look with me!

Embroidery is a long-standing handicraft art of Miao nationality, the main decorative means of Miao costumes and the representative of Miao female culture. Guizhou Province in the southwest of China is inhabited by a large number of Miao compatriots, who have created different styles and styles of clothes. Their clothes can be divided into casual clothes and formal clothes. They wear casual clothes on weekdays, and girls wear formal clothes when they get married, regardless of clothing or headdress. Complex technology and fine workmanship. Although Miao Xiu's theme selection is rich, it is relatively fixed, including dragons, birds, fish, bronze drums, flowers, butterflies, and pictures reflecting Miao history.

Miao embroidery is very beautiful, with 12 techniques, namely Ping Xiu embroidery, pile embroidery, lock embroidery, cloth embroidery, seed embroidery, thread-breaking embroidery, crepe embroidery, braid embroidery, ponytail embroidery, tin embroidery and silk embroidery. These techniques are divided into several stitches. For example, lock embroidery has double-needle lock and single-needle lock, and broken thread embroidery has broken thick thread and broken thin thread.

There are many kinds of Miao embroidery, which can be roughly divided into monochrome embroidery and color embroidery. Monochrome embroidery is mainly blue thread, with simple embroidery techniques, elegant and suspicious works, simple and generous; Color embroidery is made of colorful silk thread, and the embroidery process is complicated. Or Ping Xiu embroidery or embroidery, mostly with natural flowers, birds, insects, fish or dragons, phoenixes and unicorns as the theme. The finished embroidery is colorful and lifelike, and it is a fine product of Phoenix national handicrafts.

Batik is a traditional skill handed down from generation to generation by Miao people in Danzhai County, Anshun County and zhijin county. It was called Wawali in ancient times and Wutu in Miao language, which means batik clothing. Danzhai County, Anshun County and zhijin county are multi-ethnic areas with Miao as the main body. In the harsh environment of long-term isolation from the outside world, the residents here have gradually formed a self-sufficient lifestyle, and the ancient batik skills have been preserved. According to Miao custom, all women have the obligation to inherit batik skills, and every mother should teach her daughter to make batik.

So Miao girl learned this skill from an early age. They grow indigo cotton, spin and weave, wax, dip-dye and cut it, which is passed down from generation to generation. In this situation, these Miao inhabited areas have formed a custom culture dominated by batik art, such as costumes, wedding and funeral customs, social ways, funeral customs and so on.

Miao batik is an art created for producers' own needs, and its products are mainly daily necessities, including women's clothes, sheets, quilts, wrapping cloth, headscarves, backpacks, bags, suspenders and funeral sheets.