Historically, the Qiang nationality originated from the ancient Qiang nationality, which is an ancient nationality in western China. In ancient times, Chiyou fought with the Yellow Emperor, and Chiyou was killed by the Yellow Emperor. Some of his descendants moved westward and merged with the local aborigines, forming the famous ancient Qiang people in history. The ancient Qiang nationality is an important nomadic tribe in the ancient west of China, which is famous for herding sheep. According to historical records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancient Qiang people established the Yiqu State in Gansu and other places. Later, under the pressure of neighboring Qin State, Qiang people made a large-scale long-distance migration. ?
In the Han dynasty, some Qiang people who joined the Han dynasty chose to move inward, so in terms of geographical division, Xiqiang and Dongqiang were formed. The East strongman gradually merged with the Han people and became a part of them. The Xiqiang people chose to continue to move south. They went to Sichuan, Qinghai and Tibet. This period is an important period of great integration between the Qiang people and the local ethnic groups, which basically laid the foundation for the Qiang people now.
After the Song Dynasty, some Qiang people who moved south were assimilated by Tibetans, some attached to the original dynasty, or assimilated by Han people, or lived in the cracks. Finally, some of them developed into Tibetan-Burmese people, and some developed into Qiang people now. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, some Qiang people moved from Sichuan to Tongren, Guizhou, and the distribution pattern of Qiang people basically took shape.
In short, the history of the formation of the Qiang nationality in history is a history of national integration. Fifty-six nationalities, fifty-six flowers, fifty-six brothers and sisters. This statement is true! What do you say, guys?