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Waist hoops: the favorite of De'ang girls
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Southwest China's Yunnan Province is home to many ethnic group groups, whose beautiful and dazzling costumes, unique lifestyles, colorful festivals and exotic marriage customs attract a significant number of visitors. One such minority group is the De'ang minority group, which is scattered in Dehong Region in the province's southwestern part. The most striking feature of De'ang people's costumes is the waist hoops worn by De'ang girls.

Waist hoops: the favorite of De'ang girls
A De'ang girl wears waist hoops.

Meaning of the Waist Hoops

According to De'ang customs, a grown-up girl has to wear several or dozens of waist hoops around the waist between her black corset and little skirt. Although most hoops are woven with vine stripes, there are also hoops whose back part is made with spiral silver wires. Hoops of different sizes are mostly painted colors such as red, black or green, and some are carved with various design patterns, or covered with a silver or aluminum wrapper. When a De'ang girl walks, the hoops move with her body, producing pleasant sounds and looking very beautiful.

In De'ang people's eyes, waist hoops have particular meanings, and have become a symbol of beauty. The more hoops a girl wears and the more exquisite the hoops are, the smarter and more capable De'ang people consider the girl. Thus any girl who does not wear a hoop will be laughed at. Besides, young people in love often choose to give a waist hoop to each other as a token of their love.

Origin of the Waist Hoops

Waist hoops: the favorite of De'ang girls

Waist hoops

The unique custom of wearing waist hoops dates back to the Tang Dynasty when the ancestors of De'ang ethnic group- the Mang Tribe wore vine strips around their waists for decoration. As a tale goes, the ancestors of De'ang people, male and female, were all born in a gourd, but all the men were the same in appearance. Unwilling to live with those men, the women flew everywhere, with their feet never touching the ground. Later, a God of Heaven painted the men's faces into a wide variety. However, the women were still unwilling to live with them. With no choice, the men used vine strips to bind the women to the ground. Unable to fly, the women were forced to live with the men. From then on, vine stripes have been kept on the waist of De'ang women.

 
 
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