Why can't Manchu eat dog meat?

1. There are many taboos in Manchu life, which are regarded as impolite. Manchu people are not interested in wearing a dog fur hat to eat dog meat, and they are most afraid of others wearing a dog fur hat to enter the house.

In addition to eating dog meat, Manchu people are not allowed to hit dogs, and it is even more forbidden to kill dogs.

Legend has it that Nurhachi once said to his people, "There are many wild animals in the mountains that can be eaten, but you are not allowed to eat dog meat or wear dog skin in the future. The dog is dead, you have to bury it, because the dog is a righteous dog. " . Since then, it has become the custom of Manchu to love and respect dogs.

Why not eat dog meat is inconclusive. After reference and some folklore, the well-known legend is that,

"The righteous dog saves Hanwang."

Extended data

1. Aixinjue Luonuerhachi (1February 2, 5591-Kloc-0/September 30, 626), the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was the founding king of the later Jin Dynasty.

2. At the age of twenty-five, Nurhachi began to unify the ministries of Jurchen. In the forty-fourth year of Ming Shenzong Wanli (16 16), Nurhachi called Khan in Hetuala, established the late Jin Dynasty, established political power in Liaodong, and established Yuan's fate. After the Battle of Salhu, he moved to Shenyang. After that, it swept Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty captured more than 70 cities in Liaoning.

Three, the ancient northern nomadic people Rouran, Turkic, Tuyuhun, Tiele, Gaochang Uighur, Tiele, Qidan, Mongolia and other khanates were established, and their supreme rulers were all called Khan.

Fourth, Khan: Mongolian. Also known as Khan, Khan and the king of Khan, Khan for short. It is the title of the leader of the senior political body of the North Asian nation after the fourth century.

References:

(1), Baidu Encyclopedia-Manchu Customs

② Baidu Encyclopedia-Nurhachi

③ Baidu Encyclopedia-Khan