Sichuan Liangshan Yi Costumes Cultural Studies

In the long river of history, the costumes of we human beings bear distinctive features of times. Through the changes of costumes, we can see, the development of social productive forces, the changes of our aesthetic ideas and the tracks of times. China has always enjoyed the reputation of The Kingdom of Dress. Our colorful costumes culture is formed through thousands of years' inheritance, development, creation and the blend of various national costumes culture.The Yi nationality in Liangshan autonomous prefecture, which is in the southwestern border of our country, living in the cold areas of mountainous regions and the halfway up the mountain areas with an elevation above 2,000 meters. Before the mid-twentieths' century, the Yi nationality lived in the slave society, and its costumes took the shape of being simple but unique in this so long time, closed and traditional society , therefore, their costumes became a bright pearl in its material culture.With the development of society, the costumes of Yi nationality change in different stages. Today, when we look back, we will surely find out that the costumes of Yi nationality in its specific stages are featured by the characteristics of the time , through which we can see its histories, living environment, traditional craft , psychology, aesthetic ideas ,...