飞虎队战区的少数民族妇女

飞虎队战区的少数民族妇女

这些是居住在龙陵和芒市之间地区的白族妇女。在她们的故乡,陈纳德准将的第四航空队战斗机与轰炸机联合作战,力图一扫芒市的敌军以打通中国的补给线滇缅公路。白族的已婚妇女带着黑色头巾状的帽子表明其婚姻状况。她们喜欢大红色和橙色的服装。

Tribes Women of the“Flying Tiger”Area

These are women of the Pieh tribe who live in the area between Lungling and Mangshih,recent theater of operations where Maj.Gen.C.L.Chennault's Fourteenth Air Force fighters and bombers coordinated with Chinese ground forces in clearing Mangshih to open Burma Road as overland supply line to China.Here Married women wear black,turban-type hats,as shown above,to indicate married status.They favor bright red,orange colors for dresses.