World photographic yearbook of the Republic of China

You must ask, what are they doing?

To answer this question, let's first look at a written record:

"Let people drink without dish or cup, and the dregs in the altar will not be removed. They put hollow bamboo into the dregs, each with a branch in his mouth, and sucked slowly. " In less than half an hour, the wine was finished and the boiling water prepared in the pot was washed down. Of course, the wine is a little weak, but it still smells good. After singing a song, they came to suck up the wine again.

After reading this passage, you should suddenly realize that they are drinking. Their drinking method is called "drinking".

This record and this photo come from Zhuang Xueben's book Rong Qiang Investigation.

In the book Investigation of Rong Qiang, Zhuang Xueben recorded the daily life of the ancient Qiang people with detailed words and beautiful photos. About this ancient nation, Zhuang Xueben wrote: "They don't have any hobbies. Everyone is strong and faithful in speech, which proves that the Qiang nationality is an excellent nation. They all speak fluent Chinese (Mandarin). "

Qiang people call themselves "Ermayina" or "Ermayina". According to the statistics of the sixth national census on 20 10, the total population of Qiang nationality is 309,576. Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, which is mainly distributed in Maoxian County, Wenchuan County, Lixian County, Songpan County, Heishui County and Mianyang City of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, is called "the ethnic group on the cloud" because it lives in high-altitude mountainous areas or mid-level areas. This ancient nation is very mysterious, because it lives in an area with blocked traffic and steep mountains and rivers, and is rarely known to the outside world. Zhuang Xueben visited Xikang area during the Republic of China, photographed a large number of portraits of Qiang people, and recorded their lives in detail in the inspection records, so that people can get a glimpse of this mysterious nation.