羌族是我国最古老的民族之一，早在五、六千年以前，古羌人曾广布于中国西北、中原和东部沿海地区。羌族始祖炎帝曾与黄帝等一起创造了华夏文化，古羌人也成为华夏民族主体部分。夏商周时期，一部分古羌人继续在西北地区过着游牧生活，春秋之际，为躲避秦国的征伐，青海、甘肃 The Qiang nationality is one of the oldest ethnic groups in our country. As early as five or six thousand years ago, ancient Qiang people were widely spread in the northwestern, central and eastern coastal areas of China. The ancestor of the Qiang ethnic group, Yan Emperor, together with the Yellow Emperor, created the Huaxia culture, and the ancient Qiang people also became the main part of the Chinese nation. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, some ancient Qiang peoples continued to live nomadic life in northwestern China. In the spring and autumn, in order to avoid the conquest of Qin, Qinghai and Gansu