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Maoxian Qiang People Culture
The 97000 Qiang ethnic minority are the main inhabitants of Maoxian Qiang People Autonomous county in north Sichuan province. They mostly dwell in hilly areas, crisscrossed by rivers and streams, and occupy a fertile land of mild climate and adequate rain.
"Qiang" was a name given by ancient Hans to the nomadic people in west China, and for a long period, the Qiangs lived in primitive conditions marked by slash and burn farming. The Qiangs do not have a written script of their own. They speak a language belonging to the Tibetan-Myanmese language family of the Chinese-Tibetan system, and many Qiang people speak Chinese.
The Qiang and Han peoples have had time-honored close political, economic and cultural ties. With their horses, medicinal herbs and other native produce, the Qiangs used to barter farm implements and daily necessities from the Han people. Mutual support and help stimulated the social and economic development of Qiang society.
The Qiangs dress themselves simply but beautifully. Men and women alike wear gowns made of gunny cloth, cotton and silk with sleeveless sheep's wool jackets. Women's clothing is laced and the collars are decorated with plum-shaped silver ornaments. They wear sharp-pointed and embroidered shoes, embroidered girdles and earrings, neck rings, hairpins and silver badges.
Millet, highland barley, potatoes, winter wheat and buckwheat make up their main staple foods. The Qiangs drink a great deal of wine and smoke orchid leaves.
They live in blockhouses made of piled up stones of different sizes. Normally these houses are two or three stories high. The first floor is for livestock and poultry, the second retained as bedrooms and the third for grain storage. The Qiangs worshiped white stones placed on roofs as the "Heavenly God."
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