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福建惠女服饰

Dazuo, a village in Hui’an County, in Southeast China’s Fujian Province, is home to a special group of people — Hui’an women, who are known for their special clothing. Since 2008, Zeng Meixia, a Hui’an woman who lives in the village, has attracted a lot of tourists all over the world.

During the winter of 2008, Zeng met several photographers, from other places, who visited Dazuo to take photos of Hui’an women. Zeng was interested in photography. She chatted with the photographers, and she showed them around the village. After she learned they didn't have a place to stay, Zeng invited them to stay at her home.

The photographers told Zeng they often saw several elderly Hui’an women wear the traditional dresses, but that they seldom saw young women in the traditional clothes. Zeng was touched by their concern. “I really didn't want traditional costumes of Hui'an women to disappear. I hoped I could do my part to protect the traditional dresses of Hui’an women, and to encourage more people to wear traditional dresses,” Zeng says.

The traditional clothing of Hui'an women includes a yellow bamboo hat, a large kerchief, with flower patterns, a short jacket, a silver waist belt and loose pants.

In 2008, Zeng established Hui’an Women's Inn. “I hope such an inn will help future generations better understand the traditional dresses and the spirit of Hui'an women,” she adds.