What is the custom and culture of Qiang nationality?

1, "sheep" culture: The Qiang people are closely related to sheep in terms of belief and life, and the national symbol is "sheep". The Qiang people sacrifice sheep to the gods, and the mascot is sheep; Sheep are indispensable food, clothes and uses in life.

2. "White Stone" culture: The Qiang people have a soft spot for white stone and think it is "sacred and auspicious". One of the reasons is the traditional white worship; Secondly, in history, Baishi helped them defeat the enemy, and ended their long-distance migration and persecution in today's residence (Minjiang River and Fujiang River Basin in Sichuan), and finally settled down.

3. Shibi culture: In the national and religious beliefs of the Qiang people, they are called "Shibi" as ancestral clergy. They are religious leaders, priests and wizards of the Qiang people, acting as intermediaries between God and man, and between man and ghost. They are the most authoritative cultural inheritors and knowledge masters among the Qiang people.

4. Traditional natural stone houses, towers and city walls: Building towers is a unique traditional skill of the Qiang people. It is usually made of natural stones, but it is very strong. The Qiang people's city walls are also quite distinctive.

5. Sabre, pottery jar and wine culture: making characteristic pottery jar, especially corrugated ear jar, is a specialty of Qiang people, especially Qiang people. Before the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), almost all Qiang men had swords.

This is related to their frequent wars and their convenient use in life, such as cutting meat and firewood. "Miscellaneous wine" is a grain wine brewed from highland barley or wheat, which is drunk collectively; "Drunkenness" is a major feature of the Qiang people. Qiang people, regardless of gender, are proud of being "drunk" and often get as drunk as a fiddler at parties.

6. National Dance: Salang Dance, the same as Zangguo Village. No matter men, women and children, Qiang people like to get together and dance in circles. This dance forms a circle, which means that all the villagers are United as one, respect God and enjoy collective harmony and happiness. Qiang culture pays attention to "Yin and Yang", and sometimes dancing divides men and women into circles. Sometimes a man and a woman dance hand in hand.

7, especially the etiquette of marriage customs: more etiquette, hijab. Its legend is that the hijab was handed down from Qiang people to Han people.

history

Qiang people are divided into pre-ancient Qiang people (before the Qin Dynasty) and post-ancient Qiang people (after the Qin Dynasty, the "Okoyi" ethnic group in Xiqiang was also called Qiang people). After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the ancient Qiang people merged with the eastern population, forming the embryo of the Han nationality.

Some scholars believe that countries including Xia, Zhou and Qin may all be related to the ancient Qiang people. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the custom of the Qiang people offering sacrifices to the gods was considered to come from prisoners of war and was a symbol of frequent contact and friction.

After the Qin Dynasty, the post-ancient Qiang people poured in from the northwest and developed into some Han, Qiang and Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic minorities in southwest China, including Tibetans, Yi, Bai, Naxi, Pumi, Lisu, Jino, Achang, Jingpo, Dulong, Nu and Tujia.

Today's so-called "Qiang people" are just one of the ancient western Qiang ministries. Today's Qiang people and the descendants of the ancient Qiang people have experienced many migrations. Today, this ancient Xiqiang tribe "Qiang" called itself "Zila" before entering the Minjiang River and Fujiang River basins where it lives today.