"Why blame Qiangdi willow, spring is not crossing yumenguan." Qiang was originally a nomadic people, but he eventually migrated to the Minjiang Duobizhanluan upstream edge of the mountains in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and writing the history of this ancient nation. According to historical records, Taopingqiangzhai was built 111 years BC, has been 2000 years of history, is located in Li County, Aba Island in eastern Zagunao River, 4,000 meters above sea level near the foot of the great treasure mountain, 163 kilometers away from Chengdu, the whole the existing 98 villages with more than 500 people.
Taopingqiangzhai to gossip-shaped towers as the center showed the layout of estates, linked to every household similarities Beishanmianshui, face south back north. From afar, a tawny stone patchwork. Since ancient times, hard-working, kind-hearted, simple, the Qiang people in order to masonry repair on the room known for exquisite art. Qiang village architecture, stone and clay tablets are used Xiuqi made. As the stone and clay tablets are potassium elements, so a very close bond, although after the centuries of wind and rain erosion, but almost intact. Stockade where houses are generally divided into five layers, each layer connected with the single wooden ladder, only one person from top to bottom, housing and the layout is also unique. Layer as "circle" may be raising livestock; second floor of the main functional areas, there is room, living room, kitchen, etc.; three functional areas for the times, there is room and storage rooms; four-story grain drying and storage for meat; five-story as "sacred" space dedicated to worship a white God placed Qiang Shi. "God in people, the people in the animal to" life in harmony with nature fully reflected in the Qiang people's architectural thought. Qiang Zhai inside the doors are wood, the lock is of wood, the key is also a wood, the door has a capacity of his hands right hole, with a specific key to open the wooden door, wooden locks is simple, but every household wood lock and key definitely is not the same, just arrived stockade where the tourists will be scheming for research about it, to master the hang of it can smoothly open the door. Qiang people's wisdom in a small wooden key to embody the head.
Taopingqiangzhai also features a unique underground water system, which is China's ancient buildings in a miracle. Ancestors Qiang Qiang Chai in the construction, they planned out the groundwater network, quartzite brick structure with a number of underground drain, and then in the ditch on the repair room, the snow-capped mountains to clear the stream flow diverted to the mill, and to every household If the outbreak of war, people do not need to drink water out of the house can be, so can the enemy to fight a protracted defensive war. Underground network also has fire safety features, if accidentally fires can be immediately opened a stone fire water. Taopingqiangzhai is the world's only well-preserved Qiang Zhai, known as "oriental castle."
Recognizing Qiang Xiao-Qiong Hua Long was in 1998 when I was secretary of the Communist Youth League to serve as members of the Communist Youth League, when the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee. Small as the dragon in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Hainan's tourist industry development, especially tourism development Taopingqiangzhai made outstanding contributions to, when Joan would have been a small majority of tourists, especially photographers at home. The tourism industry in Sichuan province and the country has been a minor celebrity. She not only elected members of Aba Island and the Sichuan Provincial Youth Federation, but also as the Qiang attended the 14th National Congress of the Communist Youth League, in the Zhongnanhai cordially received by General Secretary Jiang Zemin. In recent years, she has received in the Taopingqiangzhai Li, Yang Rudai, Zhou Yongkang and other Party and state leaders, as well as Zhang Xuezhong, Zhang Zhongwei leaders and UN officials in Sichuan Province. So Taopingqiangzhai the past on agricultural and livestock to solve the mountains of food and clothing in the minority villages, relying on the development of tourist economy and gradually become more affluent.
In 1976, Joan was born in a small Long Taopingqiangzhai Qiang an ordinary family. 1996 Long Xiaoqiong from Yibin Medical School graduated with distinction and returned to his hometown Taopingqiangzhai. Her ideal is the honest Taopingqiangzhai thousands of human history, unique architectural community, a strong ethnic flavor, beautifully embroidered Qiang into the rich tourism resources. Xiaoqiong throughout the stockade the first to own "Village Room" was renovated and hung out a "little Joan Qiang home" the flagship. Xiao-Qiong and sisters in the jump-sur-Zagunao Lang Sha dance, it attracted visitors from afar. Since then, the reputation of the more mass Taopingqiangzhai farther, in the past two months, it has received more than 3,000 Chinese and foreign tourist visitors, the economic income of 100,000 yuan. Stockade where the people also have since the "Qiang happy families" to carry out the processing of travel services Qiang embroidery, tasted the tourist economy brought about fruitful results. CCTV, Sichuan TV station has taken a "Taopingqiangzhai my home" and reflect the little Joan with Taopingqiangzhai special program. Since then, smart and beautiful dragon Xiaoqiong Taopingqiangzhai tourism development has become a leader in economic prosperity. Sichuan tourism industry has become a well-known tour guide and folk photography popular models.
October 26, 2003, is the Qiang New Year's calendar several times to postpone the wedding because of work and the dragon busy little Joan finally Qiang beloved young man married on Wending clear, and young man in the Aba Island Tourism Bureau, a common cause of They set up so that the feelings come together.
After the receipt of wedding invitations, we will start planning for this rare opportunity to participate in the Qiang wedding. October 25, due to delays in the miyaluo shooting leaves of time, arrived stockade stockade where I could hear the sound of firecrackers rang out, stockade mouth several Qiang family guy saw us and immediately blew the welcome of the suona, in the Xiaoqiong house, groom still waiting for us. Their wedding attracted friends from all over the country and photography enthusiasts. Xiaoqiong first guest house has been filled, and we arranged for her relatives, Zhou Yang family. When we came to a small square stockade Center, loudspeakers, he is shouted: "The participating Long Xiaoqiong wedding guests invited dining hall has." Turns out that we are the second batch of dinner guest. Auditorium put a twenty or thirty tables banquet, stockade where the relatives and friends and guests all over the country gather together. There are the same table with our CCTV, Sichuan Province and the Aba Island of news media. Sichuan Huabao She's Bing-ning teachers say about suddenly. City hotel, meals, although not so rich, there Qiang home a unique flavor; own brewed liquor, although not suck Wuliangye expensive, but a deep and delicate fragrance. Has repeatedly given us as too small model of the Chen Yi snow and small sisters serving, Tim rice, side dish, delivery bowl, inside and out on the go. Accents South and North of the greetings, friends and family toast the sound of children's laughter, plate lights intersecting Cuixiang sound, merged into a happy lively, good luck and happy concerto.
In accordance with Qiang custom, the wedding to be held a "Night Flower", "is feast," "back door" three main ceremony. After dinner, the bride is to entertain their own friends and family and guests of the "Flower Night" had. A small courtyard house row Joan more than a dozen tables, the above filled with sausage, fruit, seeds, candy and wine, friends and family dressed in festive costumes inside and outside valve seats into a circle, the Quartet is also filled with guests the courtyard, accompanied by a cheerful suona, a small Joan also put on a beautiful clothes for everyone served tea or toast, followed by small-Jean and the girls, who sang the sweet Yipo "Nagy Flowers" and other songs , there are pairs of parents, elders singing the upbringing and the teachings of gratitude, but also for tomorrow and look forward to a happy life yearning for meaning. Melodious songs come and go, song and laughter linger in the mountains, floating a long time can not quell.
The next scene is the opening ceremony. From wheat, barley, corn and other grains will lead to the wine sealed in jars, in this happy occasion to open to entertain guests. First be the presence of elders Gregorian chant toast: "sprayed barley wine, and wine of wheat spray. There is honey so sweet, there are walnut so good ... ..." over and over again into the clear water of Kaifeng, plug in the long bamboo tube from the bride and groom sipping the first is called "suck wine." And from elders to young people and guests take turns sipping, while drinking water, while Tim, until thick and light wine from.
Savor wine drinking, hanging red at the ceremony, the groom, main room where the fire in the fireplace like a thousand years of vicissitudes of life after Qiang nation still does not put out all year round, like perennial. Joan's grandmother is a small family elders, she sat in the Huotang Bian, first of all to accept the groom's toast, a small flagon Joan's sister, Dada carrying his cup to stand next to the grandmother took the wine quaffed, the mouth kept repeating the the words of blessing, and then the groom hung red silk, and then pulls a hair from the trouser pocket yuan ticket as a gift ticket. People tell me this is the custom of the Qiang, hanging red gift regardless of how much Liaobiaoxinyi. The next little Joan's parents, uncle and other relatives and friends also have the red silk hanging in the groom's shoulders, ten-dollar, twenty million one hundred yuan a tray filled with gifts. In all the strong request of the bride and groom happily hugged together, this beautiful moment forever freeze-frame in my lens.
At this time, the square stone walkways lamb is fragrant wine is thick, visitors are drunk, bonfires are red, Sharon is dance, songs are being Huan Qiang, people were immersed in a warm and cheerful atmosphere, forget the troubles, forget the sorrow , to forget the time. This is: "Night Qiang whirling dance, I wonder if red has been Hitomi Hitomi."
While the small boudoir where Joan girls off at this time in the girl's clothing, hair Wan Ji, replaced by the bride's phoenix coronet shawl and began to prepare for tomorrow's wedding of the.
The next morning, with the sound of firecrackers and Suona Sheng, the bride's brother on her own dressed in costumes, the bride's head red hijab I went to the stockade, sisters and children lined the long carrying a dowry to send pro-team. As Long Qing Xiao-Qiong and Wending busy with work, then the pro's ceremony also was held inside the stockade, and the groom Bridal's decorated sedan chair, etc. early on in the village, decorated sedan chair on the bride, the groom's good friend, a decorated sedan chair lift to start new houses. Bridal relatives of both sides to make up the ranks to become a huge, plus journalists and tourists crowded the tiny cottage packed. New home to the first ceremony was held in the door, master of ceremonies captured one meters sprinkled on the door, symbolizing the bumper grain harvest, letting new people across the brazier, symbolizing the coming days is booming. New door, and people in general to the tide inside the squeeze, but in general visitors are blocked on the outside, as I am a "distinguished guest" is a lot of people understand the stockade where the "familiar faces" and therefore enjoy special treatment to allow access to new homes photographed. Meet new people first came to the main room elders and parents, and then lighted Candle in hand ready to enter new house came to the yard. At this time, the bride's partners in promoting the new home of small king, the children stopped at Queba groom outside the groom to answer questions and come up with a red envelope only when the boy let into the bridal chamber. New houses not large, but clean and tidy, little Jean was wearing a white wedding wedding photo hanging on the wall, in addition to cabinets, television, the new room there is a brand-new computer. Joan and groom sitting on the bed of small talk about the happy words, while the separate ways into the new house in groups of media reporters and video camera, one time, "Changqiangduanbao" turns fire, fighting over who gets to leave this beautiful moment.
Then, a new point for the ancestors of incense, Sincerely, a glass of wine to express the admiration of younger pairs of ancestors to pray for the deceased ancestors bless them happy safe.
As a hurry, we did not participate in the mid-day feast on the foot is way back. When you drive slowly sailed out of the stockade, I am pondering over the simplicity of that sentence, the "A Qiaqia" (slowly), Song Zhi turned Looking back on it attached to the peaks of the ancient village to listen to the deep valleys endless sound of running water When an air of sadness felt from the inside of a thick and a history of national vicissitudes, but at the same time feel a joy and happiness. I know that in my life on the road can accommodate the addition of a leisure, purification of the mind of the Inn.
Bless you, little girl, Joan, cottage where the golden phoenix flying!
Good-bye, Taopingqiangzhai, I will certainly shall return!
