In which provinces are the Qiang people distributed? How many provinces are there?

The modern Qiang people mainly live in Maoxian, Wenchuan, Lixian and Songpan in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County and Pingwu County in Mianyang City, Danba County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiangkou County in Guizhou Province, Shiqian County, and the rest are scattered in Heishui, Jiuzhaigou, Markang and other counties in Aba Prefecture, Dujiangyan area in Chengdu City, Ya'an area, southern Gansu, southwest Shaanxi, and parts of Yunnan. According to statistics in 2005, the population registered as Qiang was 326,500. In the "5.12" catastrophic earthquake disaster in 2008, nearly 10% of the Qiang population was lost. But what is gratifying is that with the great attention of the Party Central Committee, the rescue and protection of Qiang culture is proceeding steadily. Today's Qiang people are the branch that retains the Qiang clan name and the most traditional culture among the hundreds of Qiang branches in ancient times.

Today’s Qiang is the branch of the ancient Qiang branch that retains the name of the Qiang and part of its traditional culture. It is closely related to the Han, Tibetan, Yi, Naxi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, Pumi, The Jingpo, Lahu, and Jinuo ethnic groups are brother ethnic groups, and they all have part of the ancestry of the Yellow Emperor tribe. The Qiang people respect King Wu of Zhou as the great hero who destroyed the Shang Dynasty and restored the Qiang people. King Wu of Zhou is a direct descendant of the Yellow Emperor Ji, so the Qiang people are undoubtedly descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Dayu is also a direct descendant of the Yellow Emperor. It can be said that the Han and Qiang people have the same origin, and the Qiang people are also descendants of the Yellow Emperor.