Qiang was a Chinese exonym given to various groups of western semi-nomadic people at different periods in ancient China. The Qiang groups are generally thought to have mainly been of Tibeto-Burman ori
Depiction of an envoy of Dengzhi, a Qiang ethnic group, from a Portraits of Periodical Offering painting, 6th century CE
The "City of China's Ancient Qiang" (中国古羌城), a Qiang cultural complex in Mao County, Sichuan
The Later Qin dynasty, c. 400 CE.
The Silver Turtle Temple is a complex of Qiang temples dedicated to various gods consecrated in 2013–2014. Its three temples are dedicated to Yandi, Dayu and Li Yuanhao, the most important deities of the Qiang people. It is located on Qiangshan, in Qiang City, Mao County of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan.
The Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty, was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the 2nd millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed
Qiang (historical people)
…people other than one's people." It appears again in the Classic of Poetry in reference to Tang of Shang (trad. 1675–1646 BC). They were enemy of the Shang dynasty, who mounted expeditions against them, capturing slaves and victims for human sacrifice during ancestor veneration rituals. The Qiang prisoners were…
Shang nephrite statuette depicting a standing dignitary, dating between the 12th and 11th centuries BC, housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University
Jade deer dating to the Shang dynasty, in the collection of the Shanghai Museum
Shang jade human figure, tomb of Fu Hao (died c. 1200 BC). Probably derived from a design of the Seima-Turbino culture.
A pit at Yinxu containing oracle bones ceremonially buried after divination