Yangweng village of Bajie township, Sandu county, Guizhou

Yangweng village Miao festival dress

Miao women wearing, on the left, an embroidered festival costume which included bird motifs and on the right a costume with panels of weaving. The embroidered costume was made of silk felt applied to cotton and then embroidered with large colourful motifs of butterflies, birds and flowers. Apparently green satins are sometimes used instead of silk felt. The silver jewellery and crowns were particularly interesting. The Miao are known as 'Hundred Bird Miao' from the many birds embroidered on their festival costume.