According to the custom of the Qiang people, before holding any sacrificial ceremonies and happy songs and dances, people should drink alcohol first. Before the "Armor Dance" is held, people put the big jar in the middle of the wheat field where the activity is held, and then someone holds a big wooden bucket full of boiling water. After everything was ready, the wine merchant in charge of the whole "ceremony" held a long wooden spoon in his hand and spoke loudly to people in Qiang language. The whole hall immediately became quiet. Older soldiers dressed in cowhide armor, helmets decorated with pheasant feathers and yak tail mane, holding muskets and swords high, lined up outside the wheat field to wait for the ceremony to begin. A group of elderly Tibetan women dressed up beside the wheat field and formed a "ritual" singing team.

A melodious and sad chorus sounded in the solemn atmosphere. Then, the besieged soldiers came from outside and began the "prelude" performance of "Armor Dance". They walked slowly around the venue, waving knives and guns into the sky, and finally stood next to the women's team of the singing group, waiting for the company to announce the order to drink wine.

According to the tradition of Qiang people, the order of drinking miscellaneous wine is from the oldest generation of women, and then they enter the wheat field according to their generations and drink with wine sticks. Interestingly, every drinker has to scoop boiling water into the bucket after smoking it over and over again. This is also the reason why Qiang people use mixed wine more than boiled water. Without affecting the concentration of mixed wine, they can master the consumption of alcohol in the jar and prepare to brew new wine again.

"Armor Dance" officially started after a round of drinking. As the women's team shook their bodies and sang softly, the Warriors re-entered. As they circled slowly, they continued to raise their knives and shoot, repeatedly saying "ow, ow, ow!" " In order to create a heavy and solemn atmosphere, the cry of * * * aims at exorcising evil spirits, restraining evil spirits and protecting death.

After many twists and turns, the soldiers began to show the heroic fighting of ancient soldiers by changing the formation, killing each other and killing each other in the military parade, so as to educate future generations not to forget the traditional education of their ancestors fighting for the country. Although "Armor Dance" has no special dance skills, gorgeous dances and scenes, its solemn momentum carries the national spirit and customs and culture of an ancient nation.

After the samurai left, the women in the chorus continued to sing slowly and steadily, skillfully performing dance movements such as swinging arms, turning around, lifting legs and swinging hips. Restore the fierce battle scene to an atmosphere of comforting relatives and expressing grief.