Abstract:

In order to explore the function, rationality and the impact of geographical environment on the folk costume, the paper reveals technological aesthetics of the materials of the folk costume of Chinese water towns in the southern Yangtze River area from three aspects: function,resource and craft based on a statistical analysis of 85 pieces of the folk costume stocked in Folk Costume Exhibition Museum in JiangNan University, the paper reveals technological aesthetics of the materials of the folk costume from 3 aspects: function, resource and craft. Production mode and life style of local people in water towns are introduced in the paper to analyze origin of technological aesthetics of the materials.

Key words: Chinese water towns in southern Yangtze River area, folk cestume material, technological aesthetics, practicality of material, economy of material