Daur Clothes

In summer, men of the Daur ethnic minority wear fabric jackets topped with gowns, wrap their heads with a piece of white cloth and wear straw hats. In winter, they wear caps with two erect ears made of leopard scalp or fox fur, and leather shoes. When going hunting, men wear hunting clothes made of roe fur. Women wear long gowns, mainly in blue. The gowns do not have a waistband. They do not wear a short jacket. In winter, women wear leather boots and in summer they wear trousers and embroidered shoes. In the Spring Festival or other festivals, women wear red, green or other embroidered silk clothes topped with waistcoats, which are similar to Manchu costume in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), embroidered shoes with brocade vamp. Women at the ages of 40 to 50 usually wear a fresh flower in light color during these festivals.