摘要
The Qiang people are members of one of the most ancient ethnic groups in China. Records about them are found in inscriptions on tortoise bones of the Shang Dynasty dating back 3,000 years. Brave and good at fighting, the Qiangs were once powerful in Chinese history. For self-defense, they built strong and solid blockhouses made of rocks from the mountain on which they lived. The blockhouses in Taoping Stockaded Village of Sichuan Province are now collectively known as the Oriental Castle, a relic of archite...
羌族是中国最古老的少数民族之一。早在3000多年前,殷商时的甲骨文就有关于羌族的记载。古羌民族骁勇善战,曾在中国历史上辉煌一时。为防御外族攻击,他们依山采石修建了坚固的石堡,堡下有暗道,把整个寨子有机地连成一体。本文为您介绍的四川桃坪羌寨被人们誉为是"东方古堡"、建筑艺术的活化石。现在,羌寨古堡正在申报世界文化遗产。
