Some documentaries about intangible heritage display the delicacy of craft; High Mountain Attire turns one garment into a person’s life, a family’s memory, and the time of an ethnic community. Miao hundred-bird garments, Shui horsetail embroidery, mountain-made silk cloth, dyeing, silver ornaments, embroidery, and festival rituals togethe.

Costumes of the High Mountains
高山盛装
Some documentaries about intangible heritage display the delicacy of craft; High Mountain Attire turns one garment into a person’s life, a family’s memory, and the time of an ethnic community. Miao hundred-bird garments, Shui horsetail embroidery, mountain-made silk cloth, dyeing, silver ornaments, embroidery, and festival rituals togethe.
Watching High Mountain Attire today is not only about appreciating the beauty of Miao and Shui clothing. More importantly, it helps us understand again the relationship between clothing and people. Clothing is not only something that covers the body; it can also be a gathering of identity, memory, blessing, aesthetics.






《高山盛装》:一生一件衣,穿在身上的民族史诗
有些纪录片讲非遗,是为了展示技艺的精巧;《高山盛装》讲非遗,却把一件衣服拍成了一个人的一生、一个家族的记忆和一个民族的时间。苗族百鸟衣、水族马尾绣、深山里的蚕布、染布、银饰、刺绣和节日仪式,共同组成一套穿在身上的文化系统。“高山盛装”不是日常衣服。它往往只在生命中最重要的时刻被穿上:节日、婚礼、祭祖、庆典、归家或离别。它一针一线都来得很慢,也因此格外珍贵。纪。
Some documentaries about intangible heritage display the delicacy of craft; High Mountain Attire turns one garment into a person’s life, a family’s memory, and the time of an ethnic community. Miao hundred-bird garments, Shui horsetail embroidery, mountain-made silk cloth, dyeing, silver ornaments, embroidery, and festival rituals togethe.
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