羌族

Qiāngzú

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Qiang, one of China's 56 ethnic groups, living mainly in northwest Sichuan

Characters

the Qiang people

Examples

HSK 7-9

羌族的房子大多是用石头砌的。

Qiāngzú de fángzi dàduō shì yòng shítou qì de.

Qiang houses are mostly built of stone.

HSK 7-9

北川是中国唯一的羌族自治县。

Běichuān shì Zhōngguó wéiyī de Qiāngzú zìzhìxiàn.

Beichuan is China's only Qiang autonomous county.

Tips

culture

The 2008 汶川地震 struck the heart of the Qiang homeland and destroyed the old county town of 北川. Stone watchtowers (碉楼) and the double-piped 羌笛 flute are symbols of their culture; the flute already appears in 王之涣's Tang line 羌笛何须怨杨柳.

Stroke Order

羌 qiāng

族 zú