The origin of the preservation

According to the literature, Ming hongwu (1400), four years in tongren county of qinghai province today preserved city of xishan have built fort preservation."Security" is the name for the family name.Generally think the family is the yuan and Ming dynasties is a Mongolian mainly Muslim, in the long history of development, absorb a part of the hui, Tibetan, tu, and gradually formed.Others think preservation group in sichuan, shaanxi and other places to qinghai tongren area "and" people give priority to development.They had to form in the reclamation ranch in colleague long service in the river on both sides.Long-term with the local dongxiang, Sarah, such as communication, marriage, and gradually form development for preservation.

Late Ming dynasty, security and social development, population increase, then save the city "came back" more than hundred, outside are four chariot, for homes, ruled by the soil dry.Yongzheng seven years (1729) soil object well against the qing dynasty, wang chuanshan YueZhongQi governor sent the army into the suppression, fort will preserve the original offering "times" severance, change the "total", belong to xining town governance.Qianlong twenty-seven years (1762) and subordinate xunhua camp, be governed by the lanzhou mansion.Early years of the development, preservation due to local lamaism prosperous business temple feudal oppression, was forced to move east.After several years living in xunhua, first turn migration today under the gansu JiShiShan DaHeJia, liu set to settle down, they live in big mound, high GanMei, li village, are used to known as "security governance".From the late qing dynasty to the period of the republic of China has been in local warlords Ma Anliang, under par, etc.Since 1930, the kuomintang government to implement the whole system, will the area is divided into "two protect".

Preservation of traditional festivals

1. The big, section

Is the meaning of "return and joy festival", also called "hari raya", "id al fitr", is the islamic religious holiday.In accordance with the provisions of Islam, every year in September each year, christians to fasting for 30 days, or one month.During Ramadan, muslims before dawn every day to eat breakfast, and then they do not eat all day long, even can't drink water, only the sun, is thanks to eat after dinner.That is to say, in Ramadan, muslims just before sunrise and sunset every day to eat two meals.Fasting is christians will be done "mandate of heaven" homework, symbol of the inner guilt muslims to Allah and sin, repentance to christians be able to endure hunger, suburban abstinence, fear the Lord, to obey the law.Obama after, festival, festival morning preservation of men after bathing, collective church into the mosque.During the festival, to save the men and women, old and young, wear new clothes to extend holiday greetings to each other.First families have Fried incense, sanzi, blended and other festive food.Small, section: also called "eid al-adha," "eid", is the introduction of Islam preservation gradually formed after the people, the family is carried out in accordance with the method of each festival, it 70 days after the id al fitr, known as the Gregorian one of the New Year, also known as large sections, than id al fitr.Legend has it the prophet in Islam mahdi ibrahim dream of Allah, Allah ordered him to kill his son, in order to test his loyalty to Allah, his dictation.Deeply impressed when mahdi ibrahim ready to execute, Allah, special sent a black sheep instead.Islam, according to the regulations of this legend, each year on December 10, the slaughter of livestock, worship Allah.First, every family will clean up, every family to prepare Fried fruit, cake and all kinds of snacks, wealthy family slaughtered sheep, and slaughter cattle or kill camels, hospitality or gift.Holiday morning, Muslim men to bath, change clothes to the mosque, and "the Koran" imam explained doctrine.Returned home to wash your hands immediately and slaughter cattle.During the festival, young and old men and women in festival costumes, dearly adjacent, congratulations on holiday.

Section 2. SAN ji

Is in memory of Islam Mohammed, founder of the anniversary of the birth and death, in held each year on March 12, according to legend muhammad's birth and death in each year on March 12.During the festival, ethnic preservation are slaughtered cattle, sheep, and slaughter of mosques decorated, people early in the morning to go to the mosque to imam recitation of the Koran, praises muhammad muhammad's life story.Ha its wheat section: places such as gansu linxia save traditional JiQing festival, Islam each year in September each year to choose a good day.From Islam muhammad's daughter, its founder and aliTo get married, ali was very poor, ha its wheat crying sadly to tell father while Mohammed patiently enlighten daughter said: "in life, you feel contented. You should, have this family, you should thank god.", the wheat after hearing, unto, happily married ali, preservation of ha its wheat festival in honor of her moral character.During the festival, every family to slaughter cattle and sheep, prepare the chicken and everything to the temples scattered and muslims should go to the temple to chant buddhist scripture.The day of the memorial activities are presided over by the women.

3. The sea mountain festival

Save peoples especially like sea mountains, in a year in late may to early June, people need to take the above, oil, meat, pot, tents, etc., to the river, slope or the slope go for an outing, a lot of good times a day in the wild life.Save the known as "sea mountain".

4. The wheat section

Ha its wheat section: places such as gansu linxia save traditional JiQing festival, Islam each year in September each year to choose a good day.From Islam, the daughter of Mohammed, the founder and married, ali ali is very poor, ha its wheat crying sadly to tell father while Mohammed patiently enlighten daughter said: "in life, you feel contented. You should, have this family, you should thank god.", the wheat after hearing, unto, happily married ali, preservation of ha its wheat festival in honor of her moral character.During the festival, every family to slaughter cattle and sheep, prepare the chicken and everything to the temples scattered and muslims should go to the temple to chant buddhist scripture.The day of the memorial activities are presided over by the women.

5. Small, section

Small, section: also called "eid al-adha," "eid", is the introduction of Islam preservation gradually formed after the people, the family is carried out in accordance with the method of each festival, it 70 days after the id al fitr, known as the Gregorian one of the New Year, also known as large sections, than id al fitr.Legend has it the prophet in Islam mahdi ibrahim dream of Allah, Allah ordered him to kill his son, in order to test his loyalty to Allah, his dictation.Deeply impressed when mahdi ibrahim ready to execute, Allah, special sent a black sheep instead.Islam, according to the regulations of this legend, each year on December 10, the slaughter of livestock, worship Allah.First, every family will clean up, every family to prepare Fried fruit, cake and all kinds of snacks, wealthy family slaughtered sheep, and slaughter cattle or kill camels, hospitality or gift.Holiday morning, Muslim men to bath, change clothes to the mosque, and "the Koran" imam explained doctrine.Returned home to wash your hands immediately and slaughter cattle.During the festival, young and old men and women in festival costumes, dearly adjacent, congratulations on holiday.

Security custom taboo

Preserve family eating pork, dog, horse, donkey and mule meat meat, snake meat, Turkey and all fierce poultry beast of prey flesh;Diet is the blood of animals, have to eat dead animals, don't eat by the imam to chant buddhist scripture and the slaughter of cattle, sheep, chicken;Avoid alcohol, smoking;With nose smell of food, not tea, leftover food cannot be left lying on the ground.

The hostess in the kitchen when making Fried food, can't go into the kitchen and family;Security are strictly prohibited and non-islamic ethnic intermarriage, without marriage, each other after marriage must immediately converted to Islam;Women must with LIDS to go out, not long nails;Cannot cross axes, sickle, rope and other production tools, think such bad luck.