Located in Jiangping Town, Dongxing City, Guangxi, the three islands of Wanwei, Shanxin and Wutou are concentrated on the islands of China's only maritime ethnic group - the Jing people, these three islands are also known as the "three islands of the Jing people".
The Jing people, who were born by the sea, are one of the smaller ethnic minorities in China. The external expression of Jing culture, from the simple and elegant, fresh and elegant appearance of Jing costumes, seems to be able to glimpse the open and inclusive characteristics contained in the ocean. How do these characteristics embellish the Jing costumes? The 9th issue of the Guangxi Yun "Chinese Costumes as Fashion" series of pictorials focuses on the traditional costumes of the Jing people.
The vast and rich sea has nurtured generations of Jing people, so their production and living customs are highly integrated with marine culture. The Jing costume fabrics are mostly made of linen yarn, silk or chiffon, and the clothes are light and cool; the color pursues the beauty of pure color, and the main colors are blue and white, supplemented by the design sense of modeling, pattern, decoration, etc., and the overall presentation is simple and beautiful style.
Capture the background color of the sea and show inclusiveness
The Jing people have lived by the sea for generations, living on the sea, and taking the sea as an object of faith. Therefore, the rippling blue waves and beautiful green water of the ocean have become the source of inspiration for the main colors of their clothing. In addition, the "inclusiveness" of the Jing people's eclectic clothing like the sea has also created the national characteristics of their clothing that are fresh and elegant, smooth and elegant.
Jing women's costumes on display at the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities. Photo by Wan Jing
On the basis of bright pure colors such as light blue and white, the Jing costume cleverly selects beads and prints as decorations, and then matches the elements of lace and Chinese buckles, which are superimposed but do not lose the beauty of order.
Looking at the whole, the clothing matching vaguely exudes the charm of the Chinese cheongsam, the collar of the original Jing costume resembles a cheongsam collar, but the shoulder sleeves are made into "oblique shoulders" to distinguish them, and the lower body is also matched with a pair of pants.
The men's and women's clothing of the Jing nationality is divided into long and short styles, and they are particular about home, farming, celebrations, etc. In order to adapt to the custom of working on the boat and by the sea, the "work clothes" of the Jing people are mostly designed into wide clothes and wide trouser legs, so that they can let go of their hands and feet and improve efficiency; when the "Gehai Nation" meets the traditional festival "Ha Festival" of the Jing people, or important occasions such as wedding ceremonies and performances, the dresses will be selected with bright colors and more patterns to show solemnity.
The people of the Jing nationality pay attention to appearance, and they should change into novel and colorful costumes in festive festivals, folk celebrations, theatrical performances or outings, highlighting the simple folk customs of the maritime people's hospitality.
Jing solo string performance Fangchenggang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism/Courtesy photo
The Jing people will wear casual clothes and costumes according to the life scene, and correspondingly, they will also wear three kinds of hats: hats, top hats, and headbands according to different needs.
Among them, the Jing people will wear hats that can protect them from the wind and rain in the scenes of fishing and catching the sea; and when they wear dresses and long clothes, they wear top hats folded from fabric, exposed on the top of the head, and embroidered with patterns to enhance the overall wearing effect; the headbands worn by middle-aged and elderly people, also known as "cutting board machines", play an aesthetic role, and secondly, they can also tie the temples and avoid entering the wind.
The traditional fishing method - stilt fishing, this way of work has become a popular performance item in local tourism.
The external beauty is the exclusive magic weapon of the Jing costume to attract the attention of the world, and the inner comfort and practicality are also the eternal pursuit of the industrious and intelligent Jing people. The eclectic beauty of Jing costumes will be inherited and carried forward by the Jing people.
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