The Research On The Aesthetic Value Of Silver Omaments Of Miao Nationality In Xiangxi

Silver ornaments is a cultural phenomenon which contains Miao's thoughts and relief, their mode of production and life, witchcraft, rituals and ceremonies etc. It was recorded in the ancient books from the Tang Dynasty, during the following 400 years, it developed rapidly. It is well-known for its numerous varieties and novel design and meticulous technics. The silver ornaments of Miao gives us a magnificent and colorful art world.As a branch of Miao's culture, the silver ornaments of Xiangxi's numerous varieties and aesthetic is equal to the silver ornaments of Miao in Guizhou. The fine silver ornaments of Xiangxi mainly connects with silversmith's facility skills and they can best master the function and the quality of the material. It's well-known for its fine technics and it also expresses the silversmith's unique feeling and thoughts.Because of the maelstrom of war for thousands of years, Miao nationality has experienced five migration, during the migration, Miao took those silver ornaments as their treasure and savings along with them, and through the silver ornaments they expressed their thoughts of life and value, and the rich connotation of life. At the same time, the unique feature of Xiangxi materialize silver ornaments which connects with many kinds of totem, witchcraft, myth, folklore, and it also combined with the social moral, finally, the silver ornaments has possessed the numerous visual beauty and the unique showing.Looking at the Characteristic of the silver ornaments of Miao, its existence shows the profound culture mental feature of the ethnic group, the symbols showed in the silver ornaments are variety, the silver ornaments shows the Miao's hard-working and intelligence. It has its own unique feature, and it's very different from other ethnic group's important symbol and it's the better decoration.No doubt, because of the unique feature of the area, and the culture of Chu, Jin, and the eastern aesthetic consciousness, people who live in Xiangxi created so many mysterious,simple and various silver ornaments.So its development is a unique art style, is the crystallization of excellent Chinese nation culture, and the Jin, Chu's culture. At the same time, it's also the real reflection of Miao's living environment and national conditions.