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The Uyghurs (also spelled Uighur; Uyghur: Ψ¦ΫΩΨΊΫΨ±;) are an ethnic group of Central Asia. They are one of China's 56 officially recognized ethnicities.
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βIt is just that their thinking has been infected by unhealthy thoughts. Freedom is only possible when this βvirusβ in their thinking is eradicated and they are in good health.β
βRussian scholar Pantusov writes that the Uyghurs manufactured their own musical instruments; they had 62 different kinds of musical instruments and in every Uyghur home there used to be an instrument called a "dutar".β
βTurfan (Turpan) is without doubt a forgotten Asian city of extraordinary interest. The size of it is remarkable: the inner, holy city, consisting only of temples and palace, measures 7,400 feet at the widest point of the still extant walls. Hundreds of terraced temples and grandiose vaulted edifices cover an extensive area of lane.β
βIn Middle Ages, the Chinese poetry, literature, theater, music and painting were greatly influenced by the Uyghurs.β
βLike the waters of the Tarim
we began in this place
and we will finish here
We came from nowhere else
and we will not leave for anywhere
If God made humanity
God made us for this place
If man evolved from apes
we evolved from the apes of this placeβ
we began in this place
and we will finish here
We came from nowhere else
and we will not leave for anywhere
If God made humanity
God made us for this place
If man evolved from apes
we evolved from the apes of this placeβ
βThe Uyghur language and script contributed to the enrichment of civilizations of the other peoples in Central Asia. Compared to the Europeans of that time, the Uyghurs were far more advanced. Documents discovered in Uyghur Region prove that an Uyghur farmer could write down a contract, using legal terminology. How many European farmers could have done that at that period? This shows the extent of Uygur civilization of that time.β
β"Home" means different things to young Uyghurs β some of whom may have not even visited their ancestral homeland in Chinaβs far western Xinjiang region.
That was the theme of the latest annual art competition for Uyghur artists and others held by the Uyghur Collective, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based youth group that has organized the annual event since 2019.β
That was the theme of the latest annual art competition for Uyghur artists and others held by the Uyghur Collective, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based youth group that has organized the annual event since 2019.β
About Uyghurs
The Uyghurs (also spelled Uighur; Uyghur: Ψ¦ΫΩΨΊΫΨ±;) are an ethnic group of Central Asia. They are one of China's 56 officially recognized ethnicities.