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Dong women and their cloth: A harmony of tradition and life

CGTN

Women from the Dong ethnic group make traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
Women from the Dong ethnic group make traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Women from the Dong ethnic group make traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

A woman from the Dong ethnic group makes traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
A woman from the Dong ethnic group makes traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

A woman from the Dong ethnic group makes traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

A woman from the Dong ethnic group makes traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
A woman from the Dong ethnic group makes traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

A woman from the Dong ethnic group makes traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Women from the Dong ethnic group prepare dyestuff for traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
Women from the Dong ethnic group prepare dyestuff for traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Women from the Dong ethnic group prepare dyestuff for traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

A woman from the Dong ethnic group prepares dyestuff for traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
A woman from the Dong ethnic group prepares dyestuff for traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

A woman from the Dong ethnic group prepares dyestuff for traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Two women from the Dong ethnic group are seen at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
Two women from the Dong ethnic group are seen at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Two women from the Dong ethnic group are seen at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Women from the Dong ethnic group make traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN
Women from the Dong ethnic group make traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

Women from the Dong ethnic group make traditional cloth at a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. /CGTN

For Dong women, making their traditional cloth is a skill acquired through years of observation and practice. In Dong villages, the production of Dong textiles is a common sight. Dong cloth is very much a part of daily life. Each step in the process of making it is an integral part of a routine, where every stitch is imbued with the rhythm of tradition.

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