The relationship between Miao costumes and geographical environment

Due to historical reasons, after the Miao people moved to Wenshan, most of them lived in mountainous areas with harsh environment, and the differences in costumes of various branches were often related to the climate and environment.

Such as Maguan-style clothing, because this part of the Miao people live in the subtropical ravine south of the Tropic of Cancer, with a hot climate and many mosquitoes. Their clothing styles are mostly embroidered tops on the right, with a single-layer batik pleated skirt for ventilation, and a single-layer embroidered leggings wrapped in calves to prevent mosquito bites.

Qiubei Miao people live in the mountainous area of the Tropic of Cancer in Beihai, and the climate is cold in winter. Their tops are split, and double-layered white pleated skirts and multi-layered embroidered leggings wrap their calves to resist the cold.

Kaiyuan Miao people also live in a relatively gentle mountainous area north of the Tropic of Cancer. In winter, the cold wind attacks people. A right cardigan was embroidered on it, and a batik pleated skirt was worn under it. Together with an embroidered trench coat, it almost covered the whole body and had a wide waist.

The distribution pattern of "Miao people living in the mountains" is precisely the living environment and climate conditions, which makes the Miao costumes with the same cultural customs and national languages have differences related to the environment and climate, and also leads to the diversity of Wenshan Miao costumes. It can be seen that the difference of natural environment and climatic conditions is an important factor to determine the diversity of Wenshan Miao costumes.