Author(s)

Hua Min

Corresponding Author

Hua Min

Abstract

Tujia costume pattern features the soul of minority Tujia culture and the symbol of its national history and culture. From the perspective of semiotics, this paper makes an aesthetic interpretation of the historical significance and cultural connotation of Tujia traditional costume patterns and analyses the signifier, signified and signification relationship of its symbols with the clues of relevant material information. The research shows that Tujia costume pattern signifier is abstract, the signified is narrative and signification relationship is unstable. And Tujia traditional national culture has been further exploited and inherited in the process of interpreting its costume patterns.

Keywords

Aesthetic Expression, Tujia Costume, from the Perspective of Semiotics