The folk custom of Qiang nationality is very distinctive, and the custom of worshiping white stone has been preserved to this day, and every 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. Others, such as embroidery, clouds, babies and drinking, can make people appreciate the unique customs of Qiang culture. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is rich in resources in Qiang area, and it is still an important condiment for cooking Sichuan cuisine.

The origin of Qiang nationality

The Qiang nationality originated from the ancient Qiang nationality and is an ancient nationality in western China. The ancient Qiang nationality had a wide and far-reaching influence on the historical development of China and the formation of the Chinese nation. The national language is Qiang, which belongs to the Qiang branch of Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, and is divided into northern dialect and southern dialect.

Qiang people call themselves "Ermayina" or "Erba" and are called "the people on the cloud". They are mainly distributed in Maoxian, Wenchuan, Lixian, Songpan, Heishui and Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. The rest are scattered in Danba County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Pingwu County, Mianyang City, and jiangkou county and Shiqian County, Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province. Most Qiang people live in high mountains or semi-mountainous areas, and a few live near towns along highways, living together with Tibetans, Han and Hui.