Tibetans: women wear black headscarves and short-collared, right-over-right placket tops in navy blue or dark blue (some are embroidered with colorful lace at the neck, cuffs, and the bottom of the placket). There is a dark pocket hidden in the front lapel of the abdomen, with the lapel sewn with several pairs of cloth knot buttons. Underneath, they wore wide, fat black pants (some of them had two colorful strips along the leg), and wore an apron at the waist. When working, they wear grass shoes and shoulder pads. In the dike, song field or festival wear embroidered shoes.
Tibetan robe is the main clothing style of the Tibetan people, there are many types, from the texture of the clothes can be divided into brocade, leather, serge, plain cloth, etc., Tibetan robe pattern decoration is very delicate, in the past, the monk officials of different grades, strict distinction between decorations, with the Tibetan robes are longer than the height of the body is generally longer,, wear the lower part of the upper, the hem away from the feet of three, forty centimeters high, tied on the waist belt. Tibetan robe can be divided into pastoral leather robe, color sleeve robe, agricultural areas for serge robe, style can be divided into long-sleeved leather robe, kobo broad-shouldered sleeveless, sleeveless women's robes and plus celluloid flower collar serge robe, men and women wear shirts with large lapel and lapel two kinds of men's shirts with high collars women's more lapels, women's shirts with sleeves longer than the other sleeves of the clothes about 40 centimeters. Dance when the sleeves down, the sleeves dance in the air, very beautiful.
Yugu: Yugu women's headdress is quite rich in national characteristics. When the girl to 15 years old, to wear "Sadaerge", means that the girl grew up, can be married. "Sadaerge" is made of red cloth in a square cloth plate, decorated with shells and various colors of coral and become.
Yugu women have the habit of wearing hats. This hat is made of white wool pressed felt, the front edge set with two black edges, the brim is not wide, the back edge of the slightly cocked, the leading edge of the flat stretch, the top of the hat is decorated with a red line of spikes hanging around the top of the hat. Some are also decorated with various colors and patterns, worn on the head like an inverted horn, very chic.
Unmarried girls and married women's hats are slightly different: unmarried girl's forehead wear "Ge Yao Zai Yi pinch", that is, in a long red cloth band on the upper side of the coral beads, under the edge of the red, yellow, white, green, blue five-color coral and jade beads strung together into a number of spikes, it is like a curtain of beads like the eyebrow hanging in the forehead. Five or seven braids of hair are worn, with colored velvet threads inside the tips, which are tied in a sash at the back. Women in full dress, wearing a wide-brimmed cylindrical flat-topped hat, with a large red colorful loop hanging down from the top of the hat. Married women wear a long head, that is, first combed hair into three braids, one hanging behind the back, the left and right braids from behind the ears hanging in front of the chest. The head is three, tied to the three braids, each divided into three sections, is connected with a metal ring, which is inlaid with silver, coral, agate, colored beads, shells and other ornaments, forming a beautiful pattern. Wear the head surface requirements on Qi earrings, down to the bottom edge of the robe, the length of the head surface to the height of the body.
In the sunshine, the Yugu women's hats look extraordinarily gorgeous and dignified, rich in national mood, walking, beads, silver and other headdresses hit each other, issued a crisp and harmonious, rhythmic tinkling sound, very pleasant to the ear.
Yi: Sani is a branch of the Yi. Sani women's flower head, like the legendary Ashima, is still an important part of the girl's dress. The flower head is mostly made by the girl's hand, about 3 meters long and 0.17 meters wide, with a black cloth as the base, which is embroidered with several colorful patterns, the merit of which marks the girl's wisdom and talent, and is also a criterion for young people to choose a spouse. Therefore, the production of flower head wraps is very delicate and beautiful. Whenever there are celebrations and outings, the girls have to put on brand-new national costumes. The flower kung fu wrapping head, to go through seven or eight procedures to complete, is seen by the local people as a symbol of freedom and happiness.
The different branches of the Yi ethnic group have different costumes, and there are countless women who dress up in flamboyant ways, and comparatively speaking, there are not many men who are characterized by their traditional costumes. However, the Yi men in the Liangshan area still retain their ancient heritage. They store a lock of long hair on the top of their heads, symbolizing male dignity and inviolability, commonly known as the "Heavenly Bodhisattva" among the Yi. Sichuan, Yunnan size of the Liangshan Yi men love to use green or blue cloth wrapped head, and tied a long conical knot at the forehead, to show the valor and strength of the atmosphere, commonly known as the "hero knot". In addition to the body slung with a fine ox sinew woven belt (used in ancient times to hang the system of war knives) called "hero with". The size of the Liangshan mountain terrain is steep, cold climate, the local Yi people so use blankets to protect their bodies, commonly known as, "擦尔瓦". Erwa is woven with wool shawl, white, gray, green and other colors, the upper part of the wool rope shrink mouth, the lower part of the tassel decorated with up to about 0.33 meters long. The production of a wiping tile, often with a few months time, the Yi people's wiping tile all year round, daytime wind and cold, night when the cover, known as the Liangshan Yi family dress symbol.
Yao: In the past, the Yao people, because of the different characteristics of their residence and dress, had "over the mountain Yao", "red-headed Yao", "big board Yao", "Pingtou Yao", "Indigo Yao", "Sha Yao", "White Head Yao" and other names. In terms of customs and habits, the traditional features of the Yao people have been maintained, especially in the clothing of men and women. Yao women are good at embroidery, with exquisite patterns on the lapels, cuffs and hems of their pants. Their hair is plaited around their heads, surrounded by colorful beads, and the neck of their lapels is embroidered with colorful motifs. Men like to store their hair in buns and wrap their heads in red or green cloth, wear collarless lapel long-sleeved clothes, white cloth "kangshi" slung over their clothes, and wear pants with big legs underneath. Yao men and women up to fifteen, six years old to change the flower hat to wrap the head, marking the body has matured.
The Xibo: the Qing Dynasty, Xibo men with green, blue, brown and other colors of clothing made of left and right slits in the lapel robes and lapel short jacket, outside the kangshi, wearing a dome cap.
Women wore cheongsams as long as their feet, covered with kangs. The lapels, cuffs, neckline and hem are trimmed with piping. They wear white socks and embroidered shoes. Young girls keep a long braid, the root of the braid tied with a red headband. At the wedding, the bride's head Jitaku (Sibe language) headdress, that is, cloth hair bands; on the shells, gemstones and flowers made of gold and silver, the next row of silver chains or beads and other decorations hanging above the eyebrows. Within a year of marriage, the gitaku is still worn for larger celebrations.
Married women with a disk on the head of the head wings. Women wear earrings, bracelets, rings and so on. Men's and women's trouser legs are tied black leg bands, young women tied red, pink leg bands, white leg bands tied at funerals. Today, the Xibo diaspora in the northeast of the clothing has been the same as the local Han and Manchu. Xibo women in Xinjiang still wear cheongsam, but the dress has changed significantly, especially young people have been wearing dresses and so on.