Batik Culture of Bailing Miao in Danzhai, Guizhou Province
Keywords:
Batik, Cultural Connotation, Bailing Miao, DanzhaiAbstract
Bailing Miao batik from Danzhai, Guizhou Province, functions as both practical clothing ornamentation and a carrier of cultural meaning. This paper begins with an examination of the distinctive clothing characteristics of Bailing Miao men and women, situating batik within the broader ethnic cultural system. It then analyses the artistic features of batik patterns in terms of motif types, structural organisation, and colour schemes. Embedded cultural customs, cosmology, and religious beliefs are interpreted through batik imagery. The refined patterns adorning garments demonstrate the aesthetic sensibility, technical mastery, and creative agency of Bailing Miao women, highlighting batik as cultural heritage in today's China.
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