Qiang'S History And Qiang'S Clothing Culture

Qiang is one of the origins of the Chinese nation.

More than three thousand years ago, the earliest oracle bone inscriptions written in China were written to the Qiang people.

This is the only ethnic group recorded in oracle bone inscriptions and has continued to date. There are more than 30 people in the Qiang nationality. More than 80% of them live in Maoxian, Wenchuan, Beichuan and other places in Sichuan Province, and the only Autonomous County in Qiang Autonomous County, Beichuan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province.

History of Qiang Nationality

The ancient Qiang ethnic group is one of the ancestors of the Han nationality.

From the time of historical legends to work together to prevent all rivers and lakes, Shen Nong and the people from the Yan Huang to Xia Yu to the formation of the Cathaysian people are closely related to the ancient Qiang people.

There are traces and records of Yu in Maoxian, Lixian, Wenchuan, and Beichuan, where the Qiang people live, especially the ruins, records and legends of Yu Li Township in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County.

Most of the academic circles believe that according to legend and historical records, Yu cave ditch in Beichuan should be the place where Yu was born.

The ancient Qiang people mainly lived in the vast areas of Northwest China, and most of the Qiang people migrating to the central plains were Huaxia.

Gansu, Qinghai, the Yellow River, Huangshui, Tao River, Datong River and the upper reaches of Minjiang River in Sichuan are the activity centers of ancient Qiang people.

The ancient Qiang people are widely distributed, and the upper reaches of Minjiang River are important areas of ancient Qiang people.

Da Yu, who was born in the legendary era of prehistoric times, was born in this area. After that, all the historical books written in the text contain the Qiang people living in this area.

The Qiang people gradually merged all the Qiang people from Dunhuang, Yan Chang, white horse, white dog, and Xiang Xiang from Sichuan, Gansu, and Qinghai to different periods of Northwest Sichuan, and a few ethnic minorities who had been divided into other ethnic groups and moved to the area, and the Han people who moved in from Qin and Han Dynasties formed the Qiang people today.

Totem culture of the Qiang Nationality -- sheep totem worship

Sheep totem worship is a common form of worship of the Qiang people. It still has many remains in the Qiang Minority settlements. It is an important part of the Qiang people's primitive religious beliefs.

As early as 10 thousand years ago, sheep lived on the grasslands of Gansu and Qinghai.

Because sheep are temperate, easy to tame, and meat is delicious, fur is the best thing to keep out the cold. It has many practical values. The Qiang ancestors began to domesticate and raise sheep early, and get the necessities of life from sheep, and get the strength to fight against nature.

At that time, the Qiang people believed that sheep could not only provide the needs of daily life, but also had the soul to protect their tribal members. Therefore, in many natural objects, the Qiang ancestors elected the most close, closest, most important and most influential sheep to their survival, placing them in special positions, adopting certain special ceremonies, and worshipping them regularly, hoping to get their asylum and benefits.

Sheep worship is thus produced.

The totem culture of the Qiang Nationality -- Bai Shi worship

It has been a long tradition to adorn Bai Shi on the top of residence and worship God.

Although the explanations of the Qiang and Tibetan related myths and stories are different, we can still find that these fairy tales have been produced for a long time. That is to say, the formation of the concept of white stone worship and the formation of their worship custom in the Qiang and Tibetan areas can at least be traced back to the primitive social period before the formation of these two nations.

This period is the time when totem worship prevails. Therefore, like the white stone worship of the Qiang people, the white stones decorated on the Tibetan traditional houses in Mianning, Yue Xi and Gan Luo area are also relics of totem worship.

The Qiang people usually offer 5 white stones at the top of the stone watchtower and the watchtower, which symbolize gods, gods, gods, gods and goddess.

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Qiang Nationality

Most of the Qiang people today wear traditional ethnic costumes.

The Qiang men's clothes are usually blue blouse, coat and sheepskin jacket, and green head.

The costumes of Qiang women are brighter. They wear blue or green lace gowns, waist embroidered aprons and streamers, and black headbands.

But in the area of black tiger Township in Maoming, all women wear white headbands.

Women's wear

Men's wear

Men's wear

Cloud shoes

Cloud shoes

Cloud shoes

"Yun Yun shoes" is a kind of homemade cloth shoes worn by the Qiang people during the festive days. The shoes are slightly warped and shaped like boats. The upper is embroidered with coloured clouds, which is very chic.

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Cross stitch and embroidery

Cross stitching and embroidery are the best practices of Qiang women.

These colorful, bright and pictorial embroidery are beautiful and generous, whether they are ornament or dress up.

Cross stitch and embroidery

Cross stitch and embroidery