Longxi Qiang Ren Valley

One of the oldest peoples lives here. 5. 12 earthquake almost destroyed the whole Longxi township. There are the oldest Qiang people's houses and towers here, and you can feel the simple folk customs and the traditional culture of the Qiang people. The whole building in Qiang Ren Valley is made of stone, and it moves slowly along the Qingshiban Road. The ancient Qiang Ren Valley is the northwest line of the famous tea-horse ancient road, located on the east bank of Zagunao River in the northwest of Wenchuan. The Qiang language "Azadong" means beautiful and mysterious. Arqiang Village in Qiang Ren Valley is an ancient Qiang village with a history of more than 2,000 years, and its folk customs are well preserved. There are a large number of Shibi people here, ranking first among all Qiang people, and it is the only birthplace of Shibi culture of Qiang people in China. Shibi is the most authoritative cultural person and knowledge integrator among Qiang people. In the strange primitive religious culture left by the ancient Qiang people, people believe in animism and polytheism, and Shibi is regarded as a person who can connect life and death and directly reach the gods. Due to the long-term traffic jam, almost no outsiders enter the Qiang Ren Valley at ordinary times, so the customs and natural scenery of the Qiang people are relatively intact. Farmhouses and other accommodation places can be seen everywhere in the stockade. This is a special soup pot/just like a small hot pot in Qiang Ren Valley, where you can roast whole sheep/dance with you in the pot farm. The Qiang people are constantly striving for self-improvement. Your arrival is also a kind of support after reconstruction. June is probably the busiest time in Qiang Ren Valley every year, when cherries are ripe and tourists come to taste them. There is also a Dharab Manor near Qiang Ren Valley, and the furnishings in the manor are also very ethnic.

Qiang nationality is an ancient nationality in the west of China, calling itself Rimai and Ermayina, and is called "the nationality on the cloud". Qiang people, like other ethnic groups with a long history, inherit unique cultural skills. This issue of Qiang Culture will show you four unique skills of the Qiang people: Hong Qiang, Qiang embroidery, Qiang flute and Qiang carving.

Hong Qiang

Qiang Hong is a token of the Qiang people's good luck. Qiang people pray for good luck every year and hang it on the branches in front of the temple with red thin strips of cloth, which is called Qiang Red. "Sacrificing red", commonly known as hanging red, is a solemn form of etiquette formed by the Qiang people in their long-term social interaction. The message of "offering red" (Qiang language) Najinaru means all the best. Atina was happy all his life.

There is a legend about the origin of the Qiang people's "offering red": Yan Di is the ancestor of the Qiang people, Yan Di is also called Chi Di, and red is red. Qiang people remember that they are descendants of Emperor Yan from generation to generation. Whenever grand festivals or various ceremonies are held, they always take red as an auspicious thing to show that they will never forget their ancestor Emperor Yan. Over time, this custom of "offering red" has gradually become the highest traditional etiquette of the Qiang people.

Qiang embroidery

In the Qiang area, Qiang people wearing national costumes can be seen everywhere, and most of the beautiful patterns on their clothes are hand-embroidered, which has a long history of the Qiang people. Qiang embroidery is a folk handicraft finished by rural women during the labor gap. Today, most Qiang people still maintain the custom of wearing traditional national costumes.

Yun Yun shoes and embroidered waist are the most representative handicrafts in Qiang embroidery. There are also Tibetan bags, satchels, hats, blankets, mattresses and wall hangings. These are also exquisite. Embroidery itself is a pattern embroidered on the fabric with various color lines, which is a traditional artistic process in China. Qiang embroidery has its unique aesthetic value, aesthetic modeling, decorative patterns and color norms, and contains profound historical and cultural connotations of the Qiang people. As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, Qiang embroidery was popular, and then gradually absorbed the skill of flower picking and developed into embroidery based on flower picking. Qiang women are good at embroidery, and almost every Qiang woman is good at embroidery.

Qiang flute

Qiangdi is an ancient single-reed musical instrument in China with a history of more than 2,000 years. Popular in Qiang folk houses in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northern Sichuan.

The two pipes of Qiangdi have several holes (previously five holes, now mostly six holes), which are made of oil bamboo growing on the local mountain. Bamboo joints are long and thin, growing at an altitude of 3500-4000 meters. The two pipes are connected side by side by wire winding. Longevity 13 ~ 19 cm, the diameter of the nozzle is about 2 cm, and the upper end of the flute tube is equipped with a bamboo mouthpiece with a length of 4 cm. The front of the mouthpiece is flattened with a knife, and a thin piece is cut with a knife at the upper end about 3 cm as a reed. Qiangdi is mainly used for solo and more than ten ancient songs. The content of music is quite extensive, mainly to convey the yearning of Qiang people.

Qiangdiao

Qiang carving is a place where Qiang people live in compact communities, mainly in Aba Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. Qiang pagoda is mostly stone carving, with white outside and cat ears in the corner. Because the Qiang people regard white as beauty and stone as god.

The construction of Qiang bunker is very safe and practical in site selection, water intake and structure. Qiang people's bunkers are generally built in places with mountains behind and rivers in front, which is convenient for taking materials from the mountains and water from the rivers. The spring water comes from the snow-capped mountains and leads from underground tunnels to every household. All underground waterways are connected, and you can hear the gurgling sound of running water under your feet when you walk in many places. What you can see in the middle is the Qiang watchtower, which rises from the ruins and is 28 meters high/made of stone chips and yellow mud, without drawing lines/built entirely by the superb skills and experience of craftsmen. In Qiang culture, Qiang watchtower is the building with the most national characteristics. It is a living fossil of China's architectural art and enjoys the reputation of "Oriental Mystery Pyramid" (there are two Qiang watchtowers in Qiang Valley).

This is a wooden sacrifice.

Qiang people believe in animism, take wood as the carrier/worship heaven and earth nature, and take wood sacrifice as the aura of nature. They carved mysterious things such as the sun, moon, stars/Sakyamuni Sutra on the floor to pray for future generations. There are many such wooden sacrifices/Qiang embroidery, which shows their beliefs and unique national culture. It is said that the golden monkey helped the villagers find the evil goat thousands of years ago, so every time they worship their ancestors/wizards, they will bring the golden monkey with them. On the right side of the highway only 10 km upstream of Zagunao River, you can see the brand-new tourist signboard of "Longxi Qiang Ren Valley". Approaching the depths of Qiangzhai, the quiet scene of the countryside will calm your travel-stained body and mind. The path between the two rows of houses is both a passage and a street, cleverly connecting the villages in a tortuous way, as if it were a small maze. From the mountain road at the end of the village all the way up Shuoxi, you can reach Aer Village, one of the oldest Qiang villages, named "Falling into the clouds". This is a typical Qiang village, and it is also the inheritance place of the Qiang intangible cultural heritage-Shibi culture.

Cherry: Cherry is produced in two places in Sichuan, one is Wenchuan and Maoxian, and the other is Hanyuan. Every year, cherries from Hanyuan are listed at least half a month earlier than those from Wenchuan due to climatic reasons, but the market price of cherries from Hanyuan is more than half cheaper than that from Wenchuan because of their poor taste, which gives profiteers an incentive. Every year, a large number of Hanyuan fruits are sold in Wenchuan, and there will be a large number of them listed in Chengdu market, but they are not given. People will only tell you that it is authentic Wenchuan fruit. When the real Wenchuan fruits are listed in the middle and late May, a large number of Shandong fruits will be listed at the same time. At this time, low-priced Shandong goods will seize the market again. Therefore, in the Chengdu market, ordinary fruit shops can't buy authentic Wenchuan fruits, and only a few high-end supermarkets sell them.

Line characteristics

1, Cherry: Cherry fruit is huge, firm and juicy, sweet at the entrance, slightly pink and moist, with delicate pulp, clear color and colorless juice, fragrant and delicious at the entrance, sweet and tender. Rich in nutrition and high in iron content, it can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin and has a certain nourishing effect on anemia patients.

Introduction of itinerary

? I introduced myself in the car and arrived at our destination easily with laughter. /kloc-arrived at Taoping Village in Lixian County around 0/0: 30, got off and took a big photo. Then I set out under the leadership of the team leader. At noon, local farmers tasted the special farm dishes (AA takes care of themselves), followed them into the orchard to pick cherries, and after eating burps, I gathered to travel to Qiang Ren Valley. Free activities, return to the drop-off point on time in the afternoon 17:00, board the bus and return to Chengdu. It is estimated that it will take 2.5 hours to get to Chengdu for reunion and end the pleasant journey.