All content in this article is based on official and reliable sources, and the specific information is detailed in the article
Preface
In the modern history of the mainland, the decadent and incompetent Qing government, in order to protect itself, signed a series of treaties that humiliated the country and humiliated the country, so that our surrounding territories were divided indefinitely.
One of the last pieces of homeland lost by the Qing government was the Republic of Tuva, which is now part of Russia.
When this land was lost, the people who lived there threw off their nationality and began to live there for generations.
But despite this, they have always retained the imprint of four Chinese traditions in their lives.
So what are the 4 Chinese birthmarks that Tuva can't get rid of?
Lost homeland
The predecessor of Tuva was actually Tangnu Ulianghai during the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Before the Tang Dynasty, it was located on the border between China and Russia, and it was often contested by some ethnic minorities, among which it was ruled by the Xiongnu and the Turks.
Source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Republic of Tuva
The situation in Tangnu Ulianghai, which has changed rulers frequently, is very unstable, and the lives of the local people are even more miserable.
It was not until the Tang Dynasty ruled that the life of the people of Tangnu and Ulianghai was stable.
However, with the change of dynasties, Tangnu Ulianghai, which is located in a special location, has undergone great changes.
It is worth mentioning that during the period of Genghis Khan, Tangnu Ulianghai ushered in the first great unification in history.
Under Genghis Khan's administration, the people of Tangnu Ulianghai were able to live and work in peace.
And he also occupies a certain place in the hearts of the local people, and even influences generations.
But after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, Tangnu Wulianghai also suffered a series of changes.
However, in the end, it went around and around and became the territory of the Qing government, and Tsarist Russia also recognized the ownership of the Tangnu-Ulianghai, as evidenced by the former "Treaty of Brenski".
At the beginning, the local people lived a relatively stable life under the jurisdiction of the Qing government.
But later, due to the invasion of foreign powers, the incompetent Qing government could only pay compensation for land cession.
When the great powers launched the Second Opium War against the Qing government, the Qing government was already powerless.
I never thought that at this time, Tsarist Russia would take advantage of the fire to loot and force the Qing government to sign an unequal treaty.
And part of the Tangnu-Ulianghai was taken away in this treaty.
Despite securing some land rights, the Tsarist Russia's ambitions were far from being satisfied, and they still wanted to get the Tangnu Ulianghai.
After the outbreak of the "October Revolution" in Tsarist Russia, they advocated the establishment of an independent zone in Tangnu-Ulianghai in an attempt to take power in their hands.
However, the illusions of Tsarist Russia were finally shattered by the Soviet Union.
In 1921, the Soviet Red Army entered the Donutulianghai Sea and established the "Republic of Tangutuva" there.
Since then, Tangnu-Ulianghai has established friendly diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, which was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1944.
Later, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tangnu Ulianghai was completely renamed the Republic of Tuva.
In 1992, the Republic of Tuva officially became part of Russia after the signing of the Treaty of the Russian Federation.
It can be seen that Tuva was actually a continental territory in the past, but later it became Russian for various reasons.
And this has become the last piece of homeland in the history of the mainland to break away from the mainland.
So what kind of emotions do people living in this homeland have for China? Do they still have Chinese traditions in their lives?
Chinese birthmarks of the Tuvans
As the former homeland of China, Tuva has shed its Chinese nationality, but the imprint of China is still engraved in their bones.
However, they may have been isolated at the end of the Qing Dynasty, so most of their imprints on China stayed in the Qing Dynasty, and four of them were particularly obvious.
Source: The Paper, September 13, 2021 on "What are Tuvans?" ".
Tuva's natural beauty is unique, but the most intriguing thing is the ancient shamanic customs that they preserve.
There are many people in Tuva who believe in Tibetan Buddhism, and there are many people who believe in shamanism, and Tuva is also one of the shamanic cultures in the world.
Almost every year, the Tuvans hold shamanic activities, the most common of which is their fire worship ceremony.
You must know that when other religions were not introduced to the mainland, the main religion in the north of the mainland was shamanism, which shows that the Tuvan people have engraved the inheritance of shamanism in their bones.
In addition to retaining the ancient traditions of China in their religious beliefs, the Tuvans have always retained the characteristics of the mainland Mongols in terms of culture and folklore.
After all, in history, Tuva was statistically ruled by the Mongols for a long time, so even to this day, some customs of Tuva have always retained the characteristics of the Mongols.
Whether it is in marriage customs, ordinary dress, eating habits, etc., it is basically the same as the current Mongolia on the mainland.
In terms of traditional festivals, they are the same as Mongolians, with Spring Festival, Ao Bao Festival, Zulu Festival and so on.
However, the most obvious thing is that their nomadic life is simply the same as that of Mongolia, you must know that due to geographical problems, mainland Mongolia has been famous for its nomadic life and hunting since ancient times.
And for the Tuvans living in Russia, this has long been their daily routine.
In terms of hunting, in addition to hunting on horseback, they also go out hunting in winter on a sled.
You must know that skis first appeared in the Altay region of Xinjiang on the mainland, so the Tuvans in Russia have always retained Chinese genes.
In addition to the above, the Tuvans also retain the same unique traditional singing style as the Mongolian people in terms of music.
In Mongolia, there is a traditional singing method called "hoomai", in which they control the pressure of the larynx to produce different frequencies of sounds, for which a single person can perform many different tones.
You must know that this kind of singing has been passed down from generation to generation by the Mongolian ancestors, and it is not a whim.
The Tuvans, who had been in contact with the Mongols for a long time, naturally received the true inheritance, although their Humai was a little different from the Mongols, but they were still in essence the same.
It can be seen that even if the Tuvans lose their Chinese nationality, the Chinese tradition engraved in their bones has not changed.
epilogue
Tuva has been a continental territory since ancient times, but later, for various reasons, this territory was lost.
As the last lost homeland of the mainland, the people living there have always retained some of the traditional customs and habits of the mainland in their lives, although they have thrown off their Chinese nationality.
Of course, in addition to the existence of Tuvans in Russia, there are also a small number of Tuvans living on the mainland, and their living habits are basically the same.
It can be seen that what is engraved in genes will not change with the change of nationality, let alone disappear with the change of time.
Perhaps this is the charm of historical and traditional culture.