Life customs of Qiang nationality

The living customs of the Qiang people are as follows:

1. Qiang costumes are simple, beautiful and distinctive. In ancient times, most Qiang people wore leather and wool clothes. Since the development of textile industry in Ming Dynasty, linen clothes have replaced leather and wool clothes. After liberation, the fabrics of clothing became more diversified. Men like wearing blue headscarves. In winter, some people also like to wear fox fur hats and robes made of flax, cotton, silk and wool. Some wedding dresses have lace. The coat is made of sleeveless sheepskin or wool cotton, which can prevent cold, rain and buffer, and is suitable for work.

2, men's feet wrapped in wool or hemp, cotton leggings, some decorated with patterns, can keep warm, filter water, protect legs, wear leather shoes, cloud shoes, embroidered ear shoes and rubber, cloth, grass and other shoes. Belts made of wool, hemp and cotton are used to hold money, bullets, gunpowder and cigarettes.

3. Women's clothes are brightly colored. Headdresses are divided into three categories due to different regions. A headdress, mostly covered with cyan, embroidered with patterns and covered with embroidered headscarves, is bright and colorful. Women in Black Lake wear white headscarves to commemorate the legendary hero Gru Congbo as a symbol of filial piety. Northwest China includes Chibusu, Lixian and other places, and women's heads are embroidered with tile-shaped blackheads. Qiang women wear embroidered robes, black wool belts or red cotton belts, embroidered waist and embroidered banners on the back waist. I like to wear silver medals, ties, earrings, earrings, bracelets, rings and other gold and silver jewelry, as well as oval necklaces called "color dance". On festivals, Qiang women wear gorgeous clothes and behave gracefully.

4. The folk customs of Qiang people are also very distinctive. Up to now, the custom of worshipping white stone is still preserved, and every household in Qiang village worships white stone. Qiang flute has existed since ancient times, and all kinds of songs and dances are cheerful and affectionate, and Qiang costumes are unique in charm. Its famous national festivals include the calendar year of the Qiang nationality, the Mountain Festival and the Ox King Festival, and its entertainment activities include dancing salons, climbing poles, photographing animals' buns and putting ropes on them.

5. The wine that Qiang people generally drink is called miscellaneous wine. The method of miscellaneous wine is to cook highland barley, mix it with distiller's yeast, seal it in an jar, and drink it after 7-8 days of fermentation. When drinking, pour a small amount of boiling water into the jar and suck it with a thin bamboo tube. The whole family will take turns smoking, then add water until the taste becomes weak, and then eat up the wine residue. Commonly known as "even slag with drinks, one drunk and two full."