qiāngzú

羌族

Word · Noun

Qiang ethnic group; Qiang people

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the Qiang ethnic group; the Qiang people

One of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups of China, with a population of approximately 300,000. The Qiang people primarily inhabit the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture and the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Sichuan Province. They speak the Qiang language, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family, and are renowned for their distinctive stone tower houses (碉楼) and rich cultural traditions including the Qiang New Year (羌年).

Qiāng羌
zú族
zhǔ主
yào要
jū居
zhù住
zài在
Sì四
chuān川
shěng省
Ā阿
bà坝
Zàng藏
zú族
Qiāng羌
zú族
zì自
zhì治
zhōu州
 。

The Qiang people mainly live in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province.

Qiāng羌
zú族
yǒu有
zhe着
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
hé和
dú独
tè特
de的
wén文
huà化
chuán传
tǒng统
 。

The Qiang people have a long history and unique cultural traditions.

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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
diāo碉
lóu楼
shì是
Qiāng羌
zú族
chuán传
tǒng统
jiàn建
zhù筑
de的
dài代
biǎo表
 。

This ancient watchtower is representative of traditional Qiang architecture.