Baima Tibetan, also known as Baima people, Baima tribe, about the life of the Baima Tibetan, there is a legend, in the 6th century A.D., one day, the Tubo dynasty's eastward marching armies and the Tang dynasty's troops in the Jiuzhaigou area encounter, a dim day dim, short war inevitably occurred, and finally to the Tubo dynasty's victory and ended. Strangely enough, the Tubo Dynasty's entire Eastern Campaign ended, but the team that won the battle did not receive any instructions to go home, forever forgotten in this foreign land, they hid in the high forests, living a half-farming, half-herding hidden life, and gave themselves a new name called "White Horse".
The Baima Tibetans mainly live in Pingwu County, Sichuan, Songpan County, Jiuzhaigou County, and Zhouqu County, Gansu, with a total population of 20,000 people, of which more than 3,000 people in Pingwu County, the national language of the Baima language, beliefs are mainly for the worship of nature and the primitive Tibetan Benjaminism. The Baima Tibetans have their own language, but not their own words, the only thing they have is some symbols similar to hieroglyphics that appear in religious ceremonies. The language is similar to but not the same as Songpan Tibetan, a unique language that is orally transmitted from one generation to the next.
The history of the inheritance plus the original production and labor mode, created the Baima people hardworking, brave character, but also nurtured the Baima Tibetan deep-rooted national culture. Baima people are all good at singing and dancing, through the dance, aimed at sacrificing to the gods, praying for peace, driving away ghosts and evil spirits, is also the most representative of the Baima people's traditional way of worship, see them dance as if back to the distant ancient times. The main ones that have been passed down now are "Chi Ge Day", "Ma Day", "Gan Day" and so on.
"Chi Ge Day" is a group dance composed of eight young men, the dance form is both primitive and simple and rough and bold, full of mysterious religious atmosphere, is a collection of "dance, song, music, rituals" as one of the folk art, in 2007, Chi Ge Day was listed on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. It is a folk art integrating "dance, song, music and rituals". In 2007, Chico Day was listed in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Baima Tibetan dress is more characteristic, of which the most distinctive headdress, but also very good-looking, they wear a white ruffled felt hat made of wool pressure molding, called "Panpan hat", also known as "cicada skin hat", hat above the red, blue, black ribbons, red, blue, black, red, blue, black, blue, black, blue, black, blue, black, black, blue, black, black, red, blue, black, black, black, red, blue, black, black, black, red, blue, blue, black, black. The cap is wrapped with red, blue and black color ribbons, the top of the cap has a cluster of brocade chicken neck feather decoration and insert white cockerel tail feathers, which is also the symbol of the White Horse Tibetan people, the man inserted a, the woman is not married to the insertion of a tail feather, married to the insertion of two or three tail feathers. Men inserted a straight feather, said the heart to be straight, good character, women inserted a few curved feathers, symbolizing purity and gentleness.
Pingwu Baima Tibetan cottage in the past mainly distributed in the mountains, and then gradually migrated from the mountains to the plains, the old cottage in addition to a few well-preserved, now has become a tourist cottage, most of them have been covered in the grass in the ruins.
Baima Tibetan housing for the "cedar board house", built on the mountain, the roof was "human" shape, covered with green tiles, the house is divided into three layers, the lower layer of cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and other livestock, the middle layer of people, the upper layer of food and worship place. The fireplace is the center of the family's activities, all of the indoor life, such as eating, rest, hospitality, dancing, worship God, etc. are here.
Yazhou Zu Village, Baima Tibetan Township, an ancient village, 2300 meters above sea level, where the mountains are high and dense forests, forest coverage of 99%. The village is inhabited by 115 households of 468 people, are known as the "living fossil of mankind" Baima Tibetans.
Yazhou Zu Village, beautiful scenery, a building of lodging lined up, the edge of the endless Tianmu Lake, unique terrain and other advantages, is Pingwu tourism industry is the most developed village.
Pei Xi Jia Zhai is one of the ancient villages in the village of Yazhou Zu Zu, by the mountains and the water, the villa is the side of the Abeisuozhi sacred mountain. In the fall of the ancient village, quiet and peaceful.
Nearby attractions:
1, Wanglang Baima Scenic Area, in the territory of Baima Township, where there is the most complete protection of the forest landscape in western China, is an important corridor zone of the giant panda habitat, is connected to the panda population of Minshan panda pivot, in addition to giant pandas, but also survived the golden snub nosed monkeys, clouded leopards and other national level of protection of animals.
2, Newspaper Temple
Located in Pingwu County, is China's best-preserved Ming Dynasty palace-style Buddhist temple complex, built in the Ming Yingzong Zhengtong five years (1440), has a history of 560 years.