A lot of Miao people live in southwest China's Guizhou province. They have many types of clothing, which are basically divided into being casual or formal. Both the clothing and head ornaments have a lot of handicraft work. The subject matters also differ, dragon, bird, fish, drum, flower, butterfly, or historic stories. The apron in the picture has a lot of embroidered patterns on it. 

Among the Miao embroideries, the pattern of dragon frequently appears. The picture shows the pattern on the cuff of a sleeve. Apart from dragon, there are butterflies, bird, people, etc. Sometimes the patterns are exaggerated and the colors used are black, white, red or green.