In the southwest of Xinjiang, China, there is a Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture (abbreviated as Kezhou), which has been a multi-ethnic settlement since ancient times and still lives in 11 ethnic groups in our country. All ethnic groups live in peace and harmony here, creating a colorful regional culture and ethnic customs in Kezhou, among which Kirgiz customs are the most prominent.
Kirgiz is one of the ancient nomadic peoples in flights from shanghai to shenzhen China. Its ethnic origin can be traced back to the "Jian Kun" before the Han Dynasty. It used to live in the Yenisai River Basin, and then moved into the Tianshan Mountains and the Pamir Plateau. It mainly lives in Kizilesu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang.
Today, in addition to Kyrgyzstan, the Kirgiz people live mainly in Kezhou, Xinjiang, and Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province, while the Kirgiz in Heilongjiang moved from Xinjiang in the 18th century. According to the 2010 national census, the Kirgiz population in China is about 180000, which is one of the relatively small ethnic minorities in China.
As a nomadic people living on the Pamir Plateau, Kirgiz is honest and trustworthy, hospitable, good at making all kinds of traditional handicrafts, and has a unique national culture and folklore. Women are dexterous and good at embroidery and weaving, especially the color wall hanging and carpet they make are the most famous, exquisite patterns and exquisite color matching, all have a very high aesthetic level.
Kirgiz men are rough plagiarism, industrious and brave, they are good at wrestling, hunting, creating sheep, horse racing, come to Kezhou, Xinjiang, if you have the opportunity to see Kirgiz folk sports and entertainment activities, chasing girls, swinging, camel racing, horse wrestling and so on are all the hottest sports in the area, it is said that there are hundreds of kinds of sports.
Kirgiz is a typical nomadic people in horseback, and its production and life are mainly animal husbandry and agriculture. Before liberation, Xinjiang Kirgiz people mainly "rely on heaven to raise livestock", the level of productivity is very low. After liberation, the local people conscientiously carried out "animal husbandry, combination of agriculture and animal husbandry, diversified management", actively carried out the household contract responsibility system in agricultural and pastoral areas, and animal husbandry developed rapidly. Today's Kirgiz people basically settled down, living in warm and comfortable brick and tile houses, living standards are getting higher and higher, and life is getting hotter and hotter.
Although Kirgiz is a nomadic nation, but the degree of civilization is very high, with rich and colorful folk culture and art, Kirgiz heroic epic Manas is one of the three epics of ethnic minorities in China, which has not only been appraised as China's national intangible cultural heritage, but also selected as the UNESCO list of Representative works of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage. In addition, Kirgiz marriage customs are also very fastidious, marriage strictly practices monogamy, direct family members are prohibited from intermarriage for five to seven generations.
Kirgiz diet, naturally rich in nomadic cheap flights from shanghai to shenzhen characteristics, mostly beef and mutton, dairy products, staple food is mainly pasta products, especially three meals a day without meat. Pasta is mainly baked, roasted pasta is not only easy to make and carry, but also easy to fruit belly, which is very suitable for nomadic life. Among them, the most characteristic is this cow dung cake, which is really baked with dried cow dung.
Kirgiz traditional handicraft industry has a long history, good at making wood, metal processing, teapots, pots, swords, buttons, bells and other iron and copper tableware and daily necessities are very common, even baby milk bottles are also made of cow horns, quite nomadic characteristics, fully showing the wisdom of Kirgiz people's life.
In the Kenzhou Folk Culture Exhibition Hall, the cultural and folk customs of many Kirgiz people are shown, and visitors can fully understand their production and manual skills through various kinds of objects. From the colorful, delicate and exquisite hand-made products in the exhibition hall, we can fully appreciate the unique aesthetic taste of the Kirkker and the beauty of life.
The people, the patriot, the courage, the wisdom and the tolerance of the people, the patriot, the courage, the wisdom and the tolerance of the western frontier and the Pamirs plateau in the western part of the world are reputed as the "live map" of the border. The moving story of the "A felt house is a post, and a herdsman is a sentry." on the ground is the true portrayal of the people of Kirk, who are the edge of the country. Although they did not wear military uniforms, they were all the way to the motherland, and they were the border guards of the motherland in the same way as the border guard.
