Why did the Tangut of Xixia pay special attention to Falcon?

The Tangut lives in Ningxia. Due to the climate and environment in this area, the production activities of the Tangut are mainly hunting. Falcons can fly freely in the sky and keenly capture the traces of prey, so they are valued by Tangut people in Xixia. Does falcon have a representative? Brave? The momentum is also in line with the cultural pursuit based on force in Xixia's more than 200 years of founding history.

Xixia was founded by the Tangut in A.D. 1038. As a representative of nomadic ethnic minorities, the Tangut is not only good at riding and shooting, but also good at taming wild animals, and has extremely high talent and skills in taming animals. This skill of domesticating animals is different from ordinary domestic animals such as pigs, cows and horses. The domesticated animals in Dangxiang are falcons flying in the sky. Falcon is a very important helper in the daily hunting of nomadic people, so it has always had a unique and important position in the hearts of ancient nomadic people.

The Tangut of Xixia advocated governing the country by force and had a strong worship pursuit of fierce beasts. Falcon has a sharp eye and a sharp mouth. When hunting, it exudes a fierce momentum, which is exactly what Dangxiang pursues. The worship of animals by the Tangut is not only because of its appearance, but also because of the accumulation of experience in nomadic life, which is also the tradition and pursuit of the Tangut to establish Xixia. Since then, the falcon's position in Dangxiang's heart has been continuously enhanced, and it has gradually merged with Dangxiang's life.

With the development of history and the influence of the nomadic culture of the Tangut in Xixia, Falcon is no longer a simple worship, but gradually becomes the national representative of the Tangut itself. Since then, falcon owners have occupied an important position in daily life, military war or paying tribute abroad. This also shows that falcon is not only an animal, but also an image with the national culture of the Tangut, which is why falcon is recognized and valued by the whole Tangut.