According to legend, the dog saved Nurhachi's life, so he didn't eat dog meat.
Allusion: On the hill opposite Nuerhachi Mausoleum in Shenyang, there is such a special sculpture. The renowned Nuerhachi lies prone on the ground, with a yellow dog and a flock of crows lying on his body. Legend has it that Nurhachi's yellow dog once saved Nurhachi's life in the thick smoke, so Nurhachi ordered after the founding of the People's Republic of China that Manchu people would not kill dogs, wear dog skin hats or eat dog meat.
During the period when the ancestors of various tribes fought, Manchu people would write confidential information on a small piece of animal skin, and then sew this small piece of skin under the dog's skin to let him take the information to the place where he needed it. This way became "dog letter", which was called "indahvn? mejige”。 Therefore, dogs are also indispensable comrades-in-arms of Manchu people, and Nurhachi often uses this way for battlefield communication and command.
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Other famous ethnic groups who don't eat dog meat-
1. Yao
Yao, one of the oldest ethnic groups in China, belongs to Yao branch of Miao Yao language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, Miao language branch of Miao Yao language family of Sino-Tibetan language family and Dong Shui language branch of Zhuang Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. Totem worship was formed in the development of Yao society. Panyao, Shanziyao and Aoyao worship the totem of Pan Hu and forbid eating dog meat.
2. Mongolia
Mongolians are forbidden to ride fast when riding horses or driving near yurts, so as not to disturb the herds; If there is a fire in front of the door or a sign such as a red cloth strip is hung, it means that there are patients or parturients in this family, and outsiders are forbidden to enter; Guests can't sit on the west kang, because the west is the direction of offering Buddha; Do not eat meat from dead animals and donkey meat, dog meat and white horse meat.
3. Hui people
According to the regulations of Islam, Hui people fast pigs, horses, donkeys, mules, dogs and all animals and animals that have died by themselves, and fast all birds and animals with ugly images, no matter cows, sheep, camels or chickens, they must read the name of Allah by imams or worshippers and then slaughter them, otherwise they cannot eat them.