The history of broth mutton

Qingyang people have a long history of herding sheep and eating mutton, which can be traced back to prehistoric times. Qingyang was a place where Qiang people lived together at that time. Qiang people's word "Qiang" is from "sheep" to "human", and Qiang people are inextricably linked with sheep. Later, in the Song Dynasty, the northern part of Qingyang County was still bordered by the familiar area where the Qiang people (similar to members of the Tangut Qiang people) lived. When Fan Zhongyan, a famous historical minister, learned about Qingzhou, it was the Tangut Qiang who defended it. For thousands of years, Qingyang people have accumulated rich experience in cooking mutton in the process of grazing and eating sheep. At the same time, Qingyang County has always been the seat of government, state and county in feudal society, with more dignitaries and rich households. Many famous chefs were invited from outside, and the technology of cooking mutton was improved, making Qingyang mutton buns more delicious. This is also the reason why Qinghao mutton bread in soup is more delicious than other places and has a long reputation.

Many places in Longdong are very similar to Guanzhong in Shaanxi, especially some dialects. Although it belongs to Gansu in administrative division, it is very different from other places in Gansu, especially the Hexi Corridor. From the perspective of cultural and folk heritage, Longdong seems to have more reason to be from A Qin. Of course, this is just my wishful thinking and reasonable imagination. From the distance, Longdong is closer to Xi 'an than Lanzhou, and the road is relatively smooth. There are two natural barriers between Lanzhou and Longdong: Liupanshan and Huajialing. In the past, the traffic was underdeveloped, and people rode donkeys on foot. It was difficult to go to Lanzhou, but it was relatively easy to go to Xi 'an. Therefore, since ancient times, people in Longdong have had more contacts with Xi 'an, or people in many places in Longdong originally came from Guanzhong. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Shaanxi revolted all the way to the west, and the court sent Zuo and Liu Songshan to exterminate them. Later, the insurgents set up 18 battalions in Dong Zhiyuan, and fought, produced and lived for three years. Later, under the pursuit of Zuo, they left Longdong, passed through Ningxia, Qinghai and Xinjiang, and finally crossed the Pamirs, which is now Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. I think that during the three years when Shaanxi returned to Longdong, there must be some old, weak and sick people, and some people stayed to grow food for the troops of the Western Expedition. These people later became part of Longdong people. Later, the Hui uprising failed, and the court planted some surrenders in Longdong and Ningnan. These surrenders formed a part of Longdong people, formed the foundation of Longdong people, and brought the dialects and folk customs of Shaanxi Guanzhong to Longdong.