There is much variation in the music of Xinjiang, including unique regional differences in Ili, Kashgar, Hotan and Aksu Prefecture. The southern area includes the simple songs of Hotan, the dance-oriented music of the Kuqa and the complexly rhythmic songs of the Kashgar. Ili has perhaps the most well-known musical tradition in Xinjiang, including a number of emotional tunes that are narrative in form.
musicofXinjiang, including unique regional differences in Ili, Kashgar, Hotan and Aksu Prefecture. The southern area includes the simple songs of Hotan...
symbols instead of Uyghur script. Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC)...
p'ei2hsün4 chung1hsin1) by the government of China, are internment camps operated by the government ofXinjiang and the Chinese Communist Party Provincial...
is no conductor in traditional Chinese music, nor any use of musical scores or tablature in performance. Music was generally learned aurally and memorized...
Xinjiang is historically consisted of two main geographically, historically, and ethnically distinct regions with different historical names: Dzungaria...
government is committing a series of ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang that is often characterized...
The Xinjiang Wars (Chinese: 新疆戰爭) were a series of armed conflicts which took place within Xinjiang in the Republic of China during the Warlord Era, Chinese...
Southern Xinjiang or Nanjiang (Chinese: 南疆; pinyin: Nánjiāng) is the southern half of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Its historical name...
geopolitical conflict in what is now China's far-northwest autonomous region ofXinjiang, also known as East Turkistan. It is centred around the Uyghurs, a Turkic...
Uyghur: تەمبۈر, Тембор) is a long-necked lute used in the musicofXinjiang, a diverse region of western China. Specifically, it is used by the Uyghur ethnic...
Migration to Xinjiang is both an ongoing and historical movement of people, often sponsored by various states who controlled the region, including the...
estimated 80% ofXinjiang's Uyghurs still live in the Tarim Basin. The rest ofXinjiang's Uyghurs mostly live in Ürümqi, the capital city ofXinjiang, which...
Xinjiang is the leading producer of cotton in China, accounting for about 20% of the world's cotton production and 80% of China's domestic cotton production...
The region is currently administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Within the movement, there is...
Xinjiang University (XJU) is a provincial public comprehensive university in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. It is a national key university affiliated with...
The Soviet invasion ofXinjiang (simplified Chinese: 苏联入侵新疆; traditional Chinese: 蘇聯入侵新疆) was a military campaign of the Soviet Union in the Chinese northwestern...
Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944. Sheng's rise to power started with a coup d'état in 1933 when he was appointed the duban (Military Governor) ofXinjiang....
Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in Xinjiang, China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized...
known as Northern Xinjiang or Beijiang, is a geographical subregion in Northwest China that corresponds to the northern half ofXinjiang. Bound by the Altai...
The Qing reconquest ofXinjiang (Chinese: 清軍收復新疆之戰) was the event when the Qing dynasty reconquered Xinjiang after the Dungan Revolt in the late 19th century...
The Xinjiang Military District (新疆军区) is a special military area of the PLA at the Theater Deputy-grade.(副战区级). It is one of three districts (Tibet and...
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XJBT; 新疆生产建设兵团; 新疆兵团), also known as Bingtuan ("The Corps"), trading with the external name China Xinjiang...
there in the 9th century. The historical area of what is modern-day Xinjiang consisted of the distinct areas of the Tarim Basin (also known as Altishahr)...
pinyin: wéiwú'ěr cài) is the cuisine of the Uyghur people, which are mainly situated in the autonomous region ofXinjiang. The cuisine is characterized by...
he went for the entrance exam ofXinjiang Arts Institute in 2003 and he was admitted. He was delighted to study music systematically. However, his parents...
This is a list of cities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. A settlement with a population over 100,000 is usually...