"Huayao Dai costume is an art to wear and a history to write on." Some experts and scholars spoke highly of Huayao Dai costume.
The gorgeous costumes, tattoos, tooth dyeing and other customs of Huayao Dai women are almost in the same strain as the ancient Yunnan aristocrats, and remain unchanged today. Huayao Dai women pay attention to the materials used in their costumes, especially Dai Sa and Dai Ya, who use silks and satins with exquisite embroidery and full of silver bubbles.
Eyes, sparkling, waist wrapped with ribbon; Wearing several pairs of silver bracelets in one hand, ten fingers are full of rings, elegant and elegant. Wearing it can't work at all, but can only participate in ceremonial activities, which is a symbol of wealth and status. In addition, the climate in Yuanjiang Valley is hot, so wearing so many clothes (only three or six skirts form three stacks of water) is not suitable for labor production. Why ancient and gorgeous costumes have been passed down to this day has nothing to do with the descendants of ancient Dian nobles. Its clothing is full of historical and cultural connotations, reflecting strong regional characteristics, which not only has the legacy of ancient Yunnan, but also shines with the beauty of Dai family.
The costumes of Huayao Dai are very similar to those of the ancient Yue people in many bronzes unearthed in Yunnan, with similar results. This is especially true for women's wear. Dai Ya, Dai Ka, Dai Sa and Dai Zhong costumes of Huayao Dai have their own styles. Especially in Dai Ya and Dai, women's clothes are the most gorgeous. They like to inlay their teeth with gold and silver, and wear huge silver earrings, hexagonal silver bracelets and carved silver rings. Six textile women were cast on the textile shell container (Western Han Dynasty) and shuttled to beat up the weft, vividly showing a scene of social production in ancient Yunnan.
The costumes of Huayao Dai, such as Dai Ya, Dai Ka, Dai Sa and Dai Zhong, all retain the legacy of ancient Yunnan and absorb the cultural connotation in historical development. In particular, the costumes of Dai Sa and Dai Ya are colorful, blending history and culture, and all kinds of patterns and patterns have profound cultural implications.