Brief introduction and origin of Miao nationality

According to historical documents and Miao materials, Miao ancestors first lived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and their ancestors were Chiyou. They moved to Jianghan Plain in the "Three Miao" era, and then gradually moved to the south and west due to war and other reasons, and entered the southwest mountainous area and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were names such as Sanmiao, Nanman, Man Jing and Wulingman. These appellations confuse the appellations of Miao and other nationalities. After the Song Dynasty, Miao was separated from some mixed names of "Man" and became a single national name.

As for the origin of Miao nationality, it is related to a clan or tribe called "Nan Man" who lived in the Yellow River valley to the Yangtze River valley and south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River more than 4,000 years ago. Some people think that Chiyou in the ancient legend era is the ancestor revered by the Miao people today, which is related to the Miao people.

Around the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were activities of Miao ancestors in Bashu, Yelang and Jingzhou. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, most Miao ancestors settled in Wuling County, Zhang Ke County, Yueyi County, Baxian County, Nanjun County and other areas, and a few continued to migrate to Liujiang River Basin in southeastern Guizhou.

Extended information Miao people can be traced back to the legend of Yanhuang five or six thousand years ago. At that time, the Jiuli Tribal Alliance, headed by Chiyou, appeared in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, while the other two major tribal groups, headed by Yan Di Shennong and Huangdi Xuanyuan, were formed on the Shaanxi-Gansu Loess Plateau.

Yan Di and Huangdi developed from west to east along the Yellow River, and successively fought against Chiyou in Zhuolu area. Chiyou defeated Emperor Yan first. "The human-god is chasing the emperor and fighting for the position of Zhuolu. There are nine horns. " Later, Yandi and Huangdi jointly defeated Chiyou. "When Xuanyuan was the most fierce, Chiyou could not be cut down, so the Yellow Emperor was a vassal and fought against Chiyou in the field of Zhuolu, so the birds killed Chiyou."

After the death of Chiyou, the world was in chaos, and the Yellow Emperor painted a portrait of Chiyou to deter the world and make it stable. However, after the defeat of Chiyou Jiuli Group, most of them migrated to the south and began the migration history of Miao nationality. Up to now, the legend of Chiyou has been widely circulated among the Miao people, who always believe that Chiyou is their ancestor.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Miao nationality