Watch Chinese Yellow River: Corridor of Dressing - Roots of China

The clothes cultures document the thousand years of old beliefs and customs in the drainage of the Yellow River. The residents often dress the newborn babies with tiger hats and shoes, hoping that the newborns become as dynamic as tiger. The children are also supposed to wear a so-called "a hundred families clothes" which is made of colorful cloth strips to avoid bad fortune. There must be an interesting story behind these dressings.Numerous heroes lived on both sides of the Yellow River. Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are deemed to be the ancestors of the whole Chinese Nation. Who are they? Why do Chinese people hold memorial ceremonies for them every year? What contributions did they make to the Chinese civilization? The answers are here.