Through the description on cultural function of the ethnic groups’ dresses, we can definitely figure it out that dress has multifunctional cultural meaning. To some extend, it makes itself a special symbol, through which to explain the mysteries of Chinese ethnic groups’ history and culture finally becomes possible.
    In addition to its practical function, the ethnic groups’ dress, in many circumstances, indicates a certain historical event, an opinion, an action or a relationship in the real world and so on. Meanwhile, it may express some emotion, a hope and its motivation, or an imago. The functions to indicate and express have been spread by a special group for a long time and have been gradually standardized, which consequently endows the ethnic groups’ dress with a new function-a bridge of communication.