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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Eyeing the Florid Chinese Tu Women

The celebrated Tu ethnic group is a minority group in antique China. Their ancestors are the stouthearted Mongolians under the rule of the celebrated Genghis Khan. Nowadays, the zestful Tu thnic group gently lives in the Northwestern China along the rough banks of Datong and Huangshui rivers; others are in the remote province of Gansu. This ethnic minority is celebrated for its industrious and uncomplicated living. However, their costumes and customary wears are out of the ordinary and far beyond simplicity. Both women and men wear a kind of shirt that has an convoluted design and with florid embroidered collars. These florid wears are partnered with assorted hairstyles and it is very particular to Tu women.

A customary Tu woman wears a dress with florid colors. A married Tu woman wears shirts, which have sleeves, exquisitely bedizened with flowers; Tu women are fond the rainbow colors. They usually wear a drawn out sash, which is embroidered with assorted designs, that they wear about their waist and sometimes hang on their big hips. They also have embroidered purses that are traditionally drawn out and rectangular in shape. Customary Tu women have hats with an convoluted lace flower design made of a golden thread. Their shoes are uncomplicated but undoubtedly stouthearted.

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