Huian Women's Clothing In Dali Village

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As one of the birthplaces of Huian's female culture, the village of Chong Wu, Huian County, Quanzhou, with the rapid development of economy and the acceleration of urbanization, the Huian women's culture, represented by traditional fishing villages, has been impacted.

Located in the edge of Huian County, there is a high quality natural fishing port. In the history, Da Jiao village is an important fishing village. The emergence and evolution of Huian's female image is rooted in the life and working environment of the big fishing village.

"The image of Huian women is the product of our fishing village." Huang Zuxian, a stationmaster at the cultural center of Chong Wu Town, said, "the men in the fishing village go to sea all the year round, and the affairs in their homes and villages are borne by women, regardless of rough work, heavy work, fine work or light work. For a long time at the seaside. inoculation The unique aesthetic concept and dress of Huian women.

With the acceleration of economic transformation and urbanization, villagers' concepts and lifestyles have changed. "Before the industry was single, and less external exchanges, the impact of the outside is not obvious. Nowadays, there are more people going out for work, and clothes no longer retain traditional styles. Jiang Haiming, Secretary of the Party branch of Dali Village, said: "before the 90s of the last century, the life of everyone in the village was basically related to fisheries. At present, only about 2000 people are still in the fishing industry, less than 1/6 of the total population, of which 30 is rare. "

"The living environment is different. Young people have their own ideas." Zhang Pengzhu, a 47 year old Huian woman, said, "when my husband goes out to sea every day, I will take care of my own grocery store and repair the fishing net." When the fishing boat comes back, it will pick up the boat and sell the fish. Although dressing is not as fastidious as it used to be, every time you go out, you still insist on finishing your braids and wearing the Huian female logo scarf.

Zhang Pengzhu insisted on the more traditional Huian women's wear. "Because of habit, this is the way to wear it from childhood. How can I not wear a scarf? "She said," my two daughters have grown up, but I didn't force them to continue wearing Huian women because they would go out to study and work, so they would be laughed. "

In the eyes of Zhang Hanzong, founder of the Huian women's art creation base in Da Gao Village, the Huian women growing up in different times have their own differences.

"People in the village often jokingly divide Huian women into three groups: from childhood to work, dressed in Huian women's dress is the authentic Huian girl; the young generation who knows Huian's customs but does not normally dress up is the" semiconductor "Huian woman; the tourists who dress up Cheng Huian's daughter during the tour are" fake Huian women ". Zhang Hanzong said.

After 80 Hui Annv Ceng Meixia belongs to " Semiconductor "Huian woman. "Nowadays, the young generation has basically no one to wear Huian women's clothes again." She said, "in order to continue the female folklore in Huian, I have founded the Hui women hostel and the Huian folk customs garden since 2008, to receive tourists and artists."

"I don't usually have the habit of dressing up, but I took pictures with them for a while, and I thought it was quite interesting." Jiang Suli, who is a post-80s generation, is a part-time female model in Huian. In order to take pictures, she specially bought several sets of Hui Annv costumes.

In 2000, Zhang Hanzong and the Quanzhou Photographers Association founded the Huian women's art creation base, and introduced the Huian women's culture to the photographers in the village.

Zhang Hanzong believes that the most direct embodiment of Huian's female culture is Huian women's clothing. Behind the costumes is the character of fishermen's diligence, virtuous, hardworking and capable.

Zhang Hanzong said that every feature of Huian women's clothing has its corresponding connotations: Baotou towel and Dai Douli are mainly used for working at the seaside to prevent wind and sand; at the same time, it embodies the traditional idea that women do not see their faces when they are grown up; besides, short sleeves and waist tops are used to facilitate labor and not be polluted by seawater.

"Once upon a time, people were so critical of Huian's women's clothing: the feudal head, the Democratic belly, saving clothes, wasting pants." Zhang Lianghai, Secretary General of the association of girls' love in Da Kun village, said: "although the older generation of Huian women is wearing headscarves, they are slowly changing their shape by the outside influence. Some have changed into leather jackets and sweaters, and the dress of young people is more free."

Zhang Hanzong believed that diligence is the typical character of women in Tai Village. Many girls in Huian are engaged in manual labor as well as men. For example, carrying stones and carrying sand.

In view of the gradual disappearance of traditional costumes, Jiang Haiming said that this year the village launched the initiative: first, the enthusiastic villagers led the bride to wear the Huian women's dress at the wedding ceremony; the two is to invite Huian women to wear traditional costumes in various activities and celebrations in the village.

"We can not force the villagers to wear Huian women's clothing, but we can start from the great environment and create an atmosphere that allows the majority of villagers to identify Huian women's culture." Jiang Haiming said.