Documentary Award of Portrait & Costume
The Yis' Beauty Contest
Lie Lai La Du(China)

2¡¢On the second day of the festival, girls had had the attire on, which they had prepared for a year. After they invite some good friends and relatives, they hurried to the torch field. There were three things should be for the beauty contest: the colorful skirt with red, blue and black colors on, a waistcoat with white and black colors and a new oilcloth umbrella. The village under the blue sky and the white clouds in July was so charming, and the rural girls also became flowers in the mountains.
3¡¢The girl with colorful attire was clustered by her relatives and friends. They were hurrying to the area. It was said by the native that such a attire need 2 kilograms silver cost 18,000 RMB, and that pure woolen colorful skirt and the waistcoat weighed 10 kilograms, which cost 5,000 RMB. The process of making such attire needed almost for one year, and exhausted the whole middle class of family incomes.

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