What are the nationalities with the same origin as the Han nationality?

Qiang nationality originated in Hequ, Huangshui in Qinghai and the plateau grassland in the upper reaches of Daxia River, Taohe River and Weishui in Gansu. It takes herding sheep as its main source of income and sheep as its totem. It is a branch of Jiang surname in Shennong, Yan Di. Jiang Qiang was originally a homonym. There are many Qiang tribes, mainly distributed in Qinghai, Gansu, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, western Sichuan, northern Shaanxi, Ningxia and western Guizhou, so they are often called Xiqiang.

Its branches have successively established regimes such as White Wolf, Yak, Jean, Dongnv, Supi, Tubo, Xixia, Nanzhao, Luogui, Zi Qi, Dangchang, Houqin, Quexilou, Bhutan, Nipolo and Guge, and there are many chieftains in the northwest, west and southwest under the jurisdiction of the Central Empire.

Except Huaxia and Han, most Qiang people moved to the southwest and merged with indigenous peoples, forming Yi, Tibetan, Naxi, Jino, Hani, Pumi, Lisu, Ang, Achang, Lahu, Jino, Myanmar, Jingpo, Dulong and Menba.

Qiang history

Since 1950s, Neolithic cultural sites have been discovered in the upper reaches of Minjiang River and along Zagunao River in Wenchuan County, Jiangwei City in Weizhou County, Jianshanzhai in Lixian County and Yingpanshan in Maoxian County. Many sarcophagus tombs from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty were also found, such as the sarcophagus tombs of Cuo ji shan, Moutuo and Jiashan in Lixian.

Unearthed cultural relics include pottery, stone tools, wood, bronzes and so on. These archaeological discoveries not only show that Qiang people have lived and multiplied in today's region for a long time, but also provide new information and clues for exploring the origin of ancient culture in the upper reaches of Minjiang River.

Qiang people originated from the ancient Qiang people. The ancient Qiang nationality was famous for herding sheep, which was not only an important part of the Chinese nation, but also had a wide and far-reaching influence on the historical development of China and the formation of the Chinese nation.