Which ethnic group is the nation on horseback?

Mongolians are known as the "nation on horseback". The Mongolian people have accumulated a wealth of experience in the production of horse harnesses over a long period of time, and the Mongolian harness-making techniques have become an important part of the grassland culture.

Mongolian harness production synthesizes the woodworking, embroidery, fur, weaving, metal and other production technology, excellent production technology, materials, comfortable to use, decorative gorgeous, distinctive, focused on the Mongolian aesthetic consciousness and its national cultural characteristics, has a special craft value and important cultural research value.

Historical origin of the horseback nation:

Mongolians have been known as the "horseback nation" since ancient times. The Mongolian people have often moved and lived a nomadic life in pursuit of water and grass. In order to facilitate the nomadic life, the Mongolian people created the saddle harness, the development of which has gone through a long process of development from simple to complex, from clumsy to exquisite and complete.

In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the prototype of the saddle appeared Xiongnu saddles, Xiongnu saddles faster than the development of the Donghu, Xiongnu saddles saddle body simple and low, before and after the saddle bridge has not yet appeared, similar to the cushion.

There is also the Qin dynasty when the emergence of low saddle, representative of the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang two terracotta warrior pits of ceramic war horse, horse back sculpture of the saddle is a saddle pad, pad on the leather belly band three will be fixed on the horse pad on the horse's back, the leather belly band are buckled, are in the left side of the horse's belly, the horse's hips Le rear _, the head of the horse sets, with bronze castings and copper wires threaded with braided limestone blocks and become.

Reference to the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mongolian harness-making techniques