The Qiang are now the Qiang people, distributed in Aba Pan Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, and most of the residents believe in primitive religions.
China has a large population with 56 ethnic groups. Except for the Han nationality, the population of the other ethnic groups is relatively small. The Qiang nationality is one of them. Let me give you a specific introduction to the relevant knowledge about the Qiang nationality.
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The Qiang nationality is now the Qiang nationality, which is one of the oldest nationalities in China’s history. They are mainly distributed in Maoquan County, Wenchuan County, Lixian County, Songpan County, Heishui County and Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County of Mianyang City in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province.
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Qiang also has parts of Danba County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, Pingwu County in Mianyang, and Jiangkou County and Shiqian County in the Tongren region of Guizhou province. Most Qiang people choose to live in high mountains or mid-levels to build their houses. A few choose to live on both sides of the road.
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Most Qiang people believe in primitive religions, that is, animism, polytheism and ancestor worship. The gods are all symbolized by white stones and worshipped in the mountains, forests, roofs and int
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Qiang costumes with general national existence very big difference, especially the han nationality.
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The diet is rich, the staple foods are corn, artichoke, wheat, barley, supplemented by buckwheat, oil wheat and various legumes, and a variety of vegetables.
The traditional diet includes churning, steamed corn, “gold-coated silver” or “silver-wrapped gold”, artichoke dumplings, boiled artichokes, pork fat and so on.