What kind of historical development has Li clothing experienced?

There are many records about Li costumes in ancient books. For example, Hanshu? Geography: "In the first year of Yuanfeng, Liang Wudi, the people in Bo and Zhuya counties were all dressed in cloth, such as a single quilt, and the middle wear was the head. Shigu said: "when writing, it runs through from beginning to end." Gu's Records of Diseases in Counties and Countries in the World is also recorded. Since ancient times, Li women in Hainan Island are good at weaving, dyeing and embroidering. If the "wide cloth" in Han Dynasty, "northern Hebei cloth" in Tang Dynasty, "dish cloth", "table cloth" and "blue and white cloth" in Song Dynasty are in the same strain as "weaving shells" in Warring States, then the "knot flowers and plums" mentioned by Su Shi in "Wang Ci" is the tradition used by Li women in Mobil dialect. This is the colorful textile made of cotton by Li people recorded in historical materials-"weaving shells".

With the continuous passage of time and frequent exchanges between ethnic groups, the clothing of Li nationality has accelerated its changes. One of the most obvious is to change the collarless straight coat and through-head coat into collar on the mouth, or to change the straight body, straight seam and straight sleeve into waist cuffs with seams (folds), or to change the unbuttoned coat into decorative buttons, and later to pipa buttons, until the double-breasted buttons are changed into partial buttons. Except for the flower tubes (commonly known as silk tubes) worn by women in Zuguan and Qunying areas of Lingshui, the rest of the Serbian Li people embroidered only at the tail and waist of the skirt, then put colorful cloth edges on the coat, and the tube skirts were mostly plaid, and finally only blue-black skirts or plain dresses were available. With the changes of the times, most young men and women of Li nationality have changed into Hanfu. Only middle-aged and elderly women in remote areas still wear Li costumes, but most of them are made of materials bought in the market, and their tops and dresses have changed a lot.

The clothing of Li nationality has gone through a long process of development and evolution, which embodies the inevitable trend of the times. Practice has proved that Li costumes have their own unique personality in both aesthetic and practical aspects. It plays an irreplaceable role in the enrichment and development of national costumes in China. Li nationality costumes are one of the favorite costumes of Li people, so it is necessary to keep their national customs and costumes. Young Li men and women in many contemporary places wear Hanfu and speak Chinese.

But when they get married, they still wear traditional clothes. With the deepening of reform and opening up, many service personnel in major hotels, shops and tourist attractions in our province wear Li costumes to reflect the regional and customs characteristics of the scenic spots. Chinese and foreign tourists are lucky enough to witness or put on gorgeous Li Jin and Li costumes and take pictures as a souvenir. The clothing culture of the Li nationality is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Li people and the cultural heritage of mankind.