Ethnic Qiang Chinese 羌族

This emblem was designed by an ethnic Qiang designer. The goat head symbol consists of two goat horns and a Qiang flute (at the center). Qiang is a nomadic ethnic group. They worship goats. Qiang flute is a typical musical instrument of Qiang people. Qiang goatherds often play this flute during herding. This musical instrument was mentioned in a famous poem by Wang, Zhihuan in Tang Dynasty: At the Frontier (by Wang, Zhihuan)

The Yellow River soars to the white clouds.

The Great Wall disappears among ten thousand mountains.

Why does the Qiang flute play a lament for the willow trees?

The spring wind never crosses Jade Gate Pass.

(乐府出塞 by 王之涣

黄河远上白云间，一片孤城万仞山。

羌笛何须怨杨柳，春风不度玉门关。)

羌族以游牧为业，有羊图腾崇拜。羌笛是羌民族的传统乐器，用循环唤气法演奏，牧人常吹奏羌笛以自娱。唐朝诗人王之涣的 “羌笛何须怨杨柳，春风不度玉门关”诗句，就提到羌族的这种古老乐器。以羊角和羌管（双管）组成的羊头形状图案，既表现了羌族的悠久历史，又表现出其文化艺术的深远影响。