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Sewing a Dong blouse, the traditional way.

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A Dong woman uses scissors to cut handmade cloth to make blouses at Xiaohuang village, Guizhou province.

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A Dong woman dyes cloth at Xiaohuang village, Guizhou province. The cloth will be ready to make blouses after undergoing multiple dyeing over days.