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The Qiang live in the Sichuan Province about
ten hours away from the city of Chengdu. The
Qiang area is home to the Giant Panda and the
fabled Yeti or 'Big Foot." The Qiang are
skilled masons and excellent architects who build
castles, suspension bridges, dams, and wells.
Some of the Qiang people have become followers
of Tibetan Buddhism, but the majority of the
Qiang are animists worshipping the "Heavenly
God." The "God of White Stone"
is their guardian god. They place a white quartz
stone on the roofs, windows, and corners of
their homes, as well as on the edges of their
fields to protect them. These stones are worshiped
whenever they go on a hunting trip.
It has been suggested that the Qiang people
may be related to the Jewish people since some
parts of their religion relate to Old Testament
Judaism.
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