Tuyao wedding costumes at Hezhou, China: Bodily practice of minority to rite of passage context

Abstract

A demonstrating of Tu Yao people’s adherence to the traditional culture of the ethnic group, this study focuses on Tuyao wedding costumes at Hezhou, China on bodily practice of minority to rite of passage context based on qualitative to collected studies of documentary and fieldworks in Tuyao community, China landscape. Tuyao wedding costumes are cultural objects used in ceremony for transitioning of young people to family members; the wedding dress in symbolic system as meaningful both for the wearer and Tuyao people who attend the wedding ceremony. Tu Yao’s wedding dress reflects the cultural identity of Tu Yao people as minority group in China to still maintain the wedding tradition use of special costume reflecting the ethnic identity and ethnicity.