Zhangjiajie Tujia and Bai Clothing

 
According to historical records, the Tujia costumes are originally  called "Creek cloth" "Cave cloth" or "local brocade" in Song Dynasty. Affected by the advanced technology development in ethnic Han, Tujia people began to make use of self-organization and self-dyed clothes to homespun apron. In modern times, the Tujia clothing has undergone a huge change, but it still remains the traditional clothing style. For example, Tujia clothing has always been characterized on the lute, full-breasted suit with a short collar which is about shoulder length .Their coat also have a roll lace. But the clothing of men and women is different. The men tied belt, and female tied embroidered aprons. However both of them are tied with green handkerchiefs or silk handkerchiefs. It is a rule for man to hang it a quarter over the left ear, while women’s head are all wrapped within a sheet. The unmarried girl with long hair is often combed with a red string leaving some bangs in front of the forehead. On the other hand, the married women’s hair is in a tube with a hairpin or a piece of silver jewelry. They trousers are always blue and white, also with a white waistband. What’s more, the trousers legs are short and large. Young and middle-aged man usually place bandage on their legs. On the contrary, woman’s pants do not add edge. They only have three plum blossom articles on it .Women often wear green shoes which made in cloth. In case of celebrating a festival or visiting friends and relatives, Tujia people have another garment. For example, coats added with toothpick, a silver medal or something else.

Bai clothing
One of the distinctive features of the Bai people is their adoring for white. Both men and women wearing white coat, it is a quest for Beauty. As an old saying goes: "if you want to look pretty, just dress in white". The white cloth are known as the "family cloth" in the past. The Bai people grow their own cotton and after their spinning, weaving and rinsing cotton with indigenous method, the family cloth was made. Generally speaking, men usually wear the white turban of five feet, seven or nine feet. Wearing white coat named Han Yi, full shoulder of the blue mandarin jacket, tied at the waist peach pocket with the withdrawal of the ear pockets. Their trousers have a blue wide leg pants. Men often wear white socks and shoes whose name is Tianguan in Chinese. Women on his head usually with white embroidery and two earrings. What’s more, there is a bracelet or a ring on their hands. Sometimes they wear embroidered aprons with ribbons tied to it. On their left chest, there is three or five silver toothpick. Under the blue wide trousers are their foot wrapped around a white strap. In addition, Bai people are fond of wearing embroidered pointy shoes. The non-married women’s hair is combed with a hairpin. If hair is laid on the back of the head, we call it "Baba ". If laid on the top of the head, we call it “Gaobaji” in Chinese. There is a net upon the hair, crossing the hair lies a hairpin. Children's clothing has a lot of embroideries. They have peripheral apron and a tiger hat. Their necks usually decorated with rings or locks. It is always easy to see silver dotted with the hammer, the bell, shoes, axes, toothpick on their wrist.