The Miao have a long history and a distinct ethnic culture. Their ancestors from as early as the pre Qin era lived in the middle reaches of the Yangtzi river. The Miao people have migrated many times in thousands of years of history, now the population is distributed in Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei.
After millenniums of cultural evolution, the Miao's dresses have more than 100 styles.