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Qiang - Definition, explanation |
 | | Nowadays, the Qiang are only a small segment of the population, but they are commonly believed to be an old, once strong and populous people whose history can be traced to the Shang dynasty and whose offspring include the Tibetans and many minorities in southwestern China. |
 | | The majorty of the Qiang adhere to a Polytheist religion, known as Rujiao, a religion that involves belief in the White Stones that were worshipped as the sun god, who will bring good luck to their daily aspects of life. |
 | | At the legendary time when the Qiang people moved into Sichuan from Tibet, they placed white stones on every hilltop and crossroads they passed were marked using white stones, for they did not want to forget the route leading back to their original homeland. |
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