Are Shaanxi people really Qin people?

It is often said that Shaanxi people are descendants of Qin people, as the political center and main ruling area of the Qin Dynasty. By collecting ancient materials and investigating the relevant characteristics of the ancients, Shaanxi people are no longer Qin people. Shaanxi province, especially xi Xianyang area, is the political center of many dynasties, and there are many immigrants from other countries, so it can't be said that it is a real Qin people.

Some clues can be found in the terracotta warriors and horses found in the tomb of the first emperor. Terracotta warriors and horses can be said to be made in imitation of the Qin people, or in layman's terms, they are carved out of the same mold. Facial image should be said to be the five senses of Qin people at that time. Compared with people in Shaanxi now, it is difficult to find people with similar looks. Although this is only a guess, it still has some credibility. On the other hand, Shaanxi was close to the grassland in ancient times, and nomadic migration was also very frequent. Especially after the demise of the Qin dynasty and the relocation of the capital by the Han dynasty, the possibility that Shaanxi people moved eastward with the Han dynasty for survival and development at that time was not ruled out. Natural disasters have also caused Shaanxi people to gradually migrate. The ability of ancient people to cope with and deal with natural disasters is still limited. The flood and drought disasters in ancient Shaanxi and the earthquake in Ming Dynasty led to the continuous migration of population, which is probably the reason why Shaanxi people migrated to other places in Qin Dynasty. Now most people in Shaanxi are immigrants from other places.

Shaanxi is the birthplace of many cultures, where nomadic civilization and farming civilization blend to form a unique Shaanxi culture, especially in the diet here. Guo kui, for example, is a kind of pasta made by nomadic people for long-distance preservation, and it has been integrated into ordinary people here. Shaanxi culture has a deep influence on the northwest, such as eastern Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang and Tibet.