Diet, rice is usually the main food, followed by sweet potatoes, supplemented by taro, corn, millet, etc. The coastal areas like to use sweet potatoes mixed with rice to cook, which is called "sweet potato rice". In the past, some households with shortage of grains also only ate mixed grains and potato leaves to satisfy their hunger. Now potatoes are mostly used to feed pigs. With the introduction of flour and noodle products, the number of pasta dishes increased. Its varieties include noodles, dough sticks, buns, steamed buns, etc. There are also soy products, such as tofu, soy milk, vermicelli, bean curd, etc. There are many types of small foods with different flavors. The main ones include Hainan powder , tofu brain, pig intestine, coconut sugar , peanut sugar, sesame sugar, Jingguo , oil round, jelly and cakes, crispbread , etc. Drinks are often mainly boiling water, tea, coffee and milk. In recent years, canned coconut juice, pomegranate juice, mineral water and Coca-Cola have also been consumed. Qionghai people pay more attention to their diet. The meals are made of three meals a day, two dry and one thin, and there are also one dry and two thin. Breakfast is not very important, farmers drink more porridge, and employees use more tea and snacks. Chinese and dinners are for meals, and we have always paid attention to them. In the past, salted fish, vegetables and other foods are often used. Now, with the improvement of life, the proportion of meat, poultry and eggs in dishes has increased. During the holidays and birthdays are celebrated, Yinfu people often hold banquets, using sea cucumbers , fish belly , squid and so on as dishes to serve wine, and have no habit of drinking white wine at no time. The consumption of alcohol has increased, mainly including rice wine, beer and juice wine. After reform and opening up , I also drank foreign wines such as Rentou Ma , Martell and other foreign wines.
Clothing, in the early days of the Republic of China, men wore Tang suits and trousers, and there were also robes in gentlemen's class. Women wear a slim-shaped Tang suit and slings, sets of pants, . The rich wear silk, while ordinary citizens and farmers mainly use cotton. In the 1920s and 1930s, new varieties such as student suits, suits, Zhongshan suits, , shirts, sanitary shirts, and sweatshirts were added. Public officials mostly wore Zhongshan outfits, some overseas Chinese and citizens wore suits, and students wore student uniforms. In the 1950s, men and women's clothing was mostly double-breasted shirts and suit pants, but old women still wore large-breasted pants. Men are popular in blue-gray Zhongshan suits, Lenin suits, youth suits and student suits. Women mostly wear mid-suits and women's Lenin suits, and there are also skirts. In the 1980s, clothing styles changed a lot. Men's clothing included suits, Hong Kong shirts, jackets, hunting clothes, ski shirts, sportswear, windbreakers, etc.; women's clothing was even more colorful, including various cheongsams and jackets, various knitted clothes, dresses, trousers, skirts, miniskirts, etc. The pants for young men and women are of different styles, including straight-leg pants, bell-bottom pants, jeans, bodybuilding pants, trousers, etc. The fabric and color emphasize quality and brightness. A few young women wear "barb, transparent and tight" clothes; middle-aged and elderly people still use military casual clothes and dual-purpose shirts; children's clothing is full of variety and dazzling. Public officials in special industries such as public security, taxation, postage and telecommunications wear work clothes and doctors wear white coats when they go to work. The compatriots of Li and Miao, except for middle-aged and elderly people, still wearing ethnic costumes, most young men and women change to Han costumes.
Decoration, before liberation, in a wealthy family, men mostly wore gold rings and watches; women wore gold earrings, necklaces, gold bracelets, hairpins, or silver decorations; children wore heavenly palace locks, collars, etc. In the 1950s and 1970s, men and women were not interested in wearing jewelry. In the 1980s, the trend of wearing accessories was flourishing. In addition to wearing gold and silver, young women also wore lipstick, rouge, , thrush, etc., striving to be solemn, chic and beautiful.
Resident, most of the houses of farmers face north and south, with a living room and two bedrooms, an area of more than 70 square meters, and a brick and wood structure. The center is the main hall and the side is the bedroom. Most farmers also have wing houses (kitchen and mixed houses) to add walls to form a separate courtyard. Living in the bedroom, cooking in the kitchen, and meeting guests in the main hall. The compatriots of the Legal and Miao people often move, and their residence is not yet determined, so they live in thatched houses. Urban residents build houses along the streets and alleys, and most live in buildings, and some live in tiled houses. With the improvement of people's lives, residents' homes have become completely new, not as old, short and broken as they were in the old days. Rural residential buildings are generally renovated, sturdy, spacious and bright, and there are also people who build two-story small buildings. Most urban residential buildings are two-story buildings with concrete and cement structures.