Qiang Arts What are the traditional Qiang handicrafts?

Qiang handicrafts: gold and silver jewelry, jewelry and jade

The area around Huanglong has a long history. The merchants from the east, west, north and south traveled to and from the Qiang area, accumulating a rich commercial culture, and also cultivating people's hobby of collecting, trading and selling gold and silver jewelry, jewelry and jade. Nowadays, silver and gold jewelry, jade, cat's eye, crystal and turquoise, jadeite, coral, eye of heaven and amber can be seen everywhere in the tourist stalls.

Qiang handicrafts: Tibetan knives

The Tibetan knives are exceptionally sharp and are mostly handmade by the craftsmen. The sheaths of the knives are inlaid with coral, onyx, turquoise and so on, and some of the handles are also engraved with family names or various patterns of animals, flowers and so on. The lads often tie it around their waist, both for decoration and hunting.

Qiang handicrafts: Embroidery

The Qiang embroidery is most representative of the Yunyun shoes and the embroidered waistband. There are also Tibetan-style bags, satchels, hats, serge, felt, mattresses, wall hangings and so on, all of which are exquisite.

Qiang handicrafts: carving

There are many carvings around Huanglong, such as bone carving, wood carving, stone carving, jade carving, horn carving and so on, and the tourists can even find the ancient works of cultural relics value to buy and collect.