How China is crushing the Uighurs | The Economist
China's Muslim Uighurs face systematic oppression from their own government. Their home province of Xinjiang has been turned into a police state—an estimated one million of them are detained in camps where they are brainwashed. How and why are China's leaders doing this?
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CHINA: THE UIGHURS PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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The Uighurs - a Muslim minority of 17 (m) million people - inhabit the remote northwestern corner of China.
Today they are ruled by the Chinese, but hundreds of years ago they had their own kingdom and grew rich on the prosperous trade along the historic Silk Route.
Until recently they have remained well out of view, but with renewed tensions and unrest happening in northwestern China, they are moving into the public eye.
The Uighurs - a people and culture which have remained a mystery to most of the world for centuries.
Theirs is a rich history: Their nomadic Mongolian ancestors once ruled the Mongolian Steppe, built its first walled cities and created its first literate civilisations.
In 745 the Uighurs emerged as the dominant Turkic tribe to found their own state in what is now Mongolia.
But when they were defeated by another Turkic people - the Kyrgyz - a century later, they fled to what is now northwestern China where they adopted a sedentary way of life.
And here they have lived ever since, but their fate has been of mixed fortune.
They founded a stable and prosperous kingdom which reigned uninterrupted from the 9th to the 13th century.
Their capital was the great ancient city of Gaochang.
Its impressive walls which once ringed the vast city still stand tall.
The Uighur kingdom of Khocho straddled the Silk Road, benefiting from the lucrative trade and new ideas that flowed along it.
One of these was religion.
The Uighurs were Buddhists until they converted to Islam en masse in the 13th century.
In mountain gorges in Turfan basin where Buddhists had carved out and decorated cave temples in cliff walls, archaeologists discovered magnificent frescoes and libraries.
Ironically many of these discoveries perished when the Berlin museum they were transferred to was destroyed during the Second World War.
Today the Uighurs are devout Muslims, though distant from the fundamentalism found in Iran or Afghanistan.
Mosques are a prominent feature of Uighur towns and cities.
In the following centuries the Uighurs lacked political unity and the rulers of imperial China conquered their lands on numerous occasions, laying the foundation for Chinese dominance over the Uighurs.
They did enjoy a brief period of independence between 1944 and 1949 before the Communist Chinese regained control of the area.
Today they are a minority of 17 (m) million who inhabit the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of northwestern China and are ruled from Beijing.
Xinjiang covers one sixth of China's total land area and is its largest administrative unit.
Since Beijing took control of their lives, the Uighurs have been unhappy, complaining of oppression by their rulers.
Xinjiang has been plagued by unrest, as the Uighurs revolt against tight control by the Han Chinese.
February this year saw an anti-Chinese riot in one city and bus bombings in the Chinese dominated city of Urumqi.
Though the province is mainly inhabited by the Uighurs, over recent years the Chinese have attempted to increase their influence by encouraging native Han Chinese to move to the area.
However, despite these efforts the region still retains a distinct Turkic atmosphere of its own.
The Uighurs have maintained their own religion, language and culture and refuse to be integrated.
They are proud of their origins and remain determined and hopeful of regaining independence.
Kashgar is the cultural capital of the Uighurs.
Here they have succeeded in retaining a world of their own, untouched on the whole by their Chinese rulers, though their presence is always evident.
The city is a hubbub of activity - located at the intersection of two major routes of the ancient Silk Road.
Trade is still a major part of their lives.
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Urbanization Brings Mixed Feelings to Different Generations in Xinjiang
Changes are taking place all over China as development continues to gather momentum. But perhaps nowhere is the process more far-reaching than in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The autonomous region in China's far western frontier now finds itself undergoing dramatic changes, affecting the lifestyle and long-held traditions. There the old and the young have different views about the sweeping changes, while sharing a common love for their homeland.
At the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, home to some 300 Kazakh families, the Qiongkushitai Village in Xinjiang is known for its idyllic beauty.
Eighty-six-year-old Aby Johmubay has been roaming the grasslands for as long as he can remember.
This place used to be very quiet, with few people living a nomadic life. Now we've seen many people coming from outside. The government has imposed a ban on grazing, restricting the growth of animal husbandry, said Johmubay.
Amid China's rapid urbanization, ancient villages like Qiongkushitai are facing the inevitable. In 2011, it was listed as a State Historical and Cultural Village. The local government has since worked to make it attractive to visitors, prompting the ancient village to adapt itself to the changes.
Villagers like Johmubay feel their centuries-old way of life is disappearing. Ehye Bahyar is Aby’s grandson, one of the eight university students from the village. He wants Qiongkushitai to be more open-minded.
I have seen more and more young people have turned to farm tourism. I don't want to just stay at home. I want to earn some money, said Bahyar.
While some uncertainty threatens the traditional lifestyle, other traditions in Xinjiang are finding a way to survive in the modern society.
Erhanat Emmamjan learned to ride a horse even before he could walk. He lives in Zhaosu County, which has the best grassland in Xinjiang, a place famous for horse breeding. This tradition still has its place in the world today.
But many young people like Emmamjan have become horse trainers, starting their new career in the business side of the horse breeding.
Emmamjan is now a horse trainer working for a local company.
The purebred horses are tall and have robust physiques. I first saw one five years ago in our town. When I saw him, I was shocked. He looked like a horse in a fairy tale. How could I have dreamed that I could train one in the future? said Emmamjan.
Zhaosu County has built the largest and most sophisticated racecourse in Xinjiang. The county has played host to several major racing events, with the ambition to turn itself into a strong base for horse-related indusry in Central Asia.
I don't want to follow my father's footsteps and live a nomadic life. I wish to gain more experience so that one day I could go to bigger cities and earn more money, said Emmamjan.
Like Emmamjan, many other young people in Xinjiang wish to live a life different from their elders. They are part of a generation at the forefront of changes in the region.
Bahyar dreams of one day moving to cities, where he can enjoy a modern life.
I don't want to stay in the mountain areas forever. I want my dreams to come true. I have my dreams and my grandpa has his. I would love to go to the big cities to broaden my visions and mind, said Bahyar, sitting on grass.
But his grandfather wouldn't think of giving up the idyllic life in the village for a life in the city with all its modern conveniences. He said he really enjoys living in the old village, and intends to savor it as long as it lasts amid a growing trend of urbanization everywhere in the region.
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which represents China as the guest of honor of the 15th International Summer Festival held from July 10 to August 26 in Egypt's seaside historical city of Alexandria, gave an enchanting performance on Monday.
The Chinese shows presented various performances of different ethnic groups in Xinjiang, with the colorful traditional outfits and oriental music that appealed to the Egyptian audience.
The shows included Uygur, Tajik, Kirgiz, Kazak, Mongolian and Han group dances, in a style referred to as DanSinging in the Air for combining both dancing and singing.
Besides， the Chinese cultural activities in the festival included 2017 Experience China, an exhibition and photo gallery exploring the lifestyle, traditions and history of Xinjiang and West China.
The Egyptian attendees said they felt the performances, the musical instruments exhibition and the photo gallery took them to China while they are at home and made them curious to learn more about China.
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Travelling up the KKH to Tashkurgan is a highlight of Kashgaria and of China as a whole. The journey begins with a one-hour drive through the Kashgar oasis to Upal (乌帕尔; Wùpà’ěr), where most vehicles stop for breakfast, especially during the interesting Monday market. The renovated Tomb of Mahmud Kashgari, a beloved local 11th-century scholar, traveller and writer, is a potential excursion but it’s far from unmissable. The tomb is about 2.5km from the market on the edge of Upal hill.
Two hours from Kashgar, you enter the canyon of the Ghez River (Ghez Darya in Uyghur), with its dramatic claret-red sandstone walls. Ghez itself is a major checkpoint; photographing soldiers or buildings is strictly prohibited. At the top of the canyon, 3½ hours above the plain, you pop out into a huge wet plateau ringed with mountains of sand, part of the Sarikol Pamir, and aptly called Kumtagh (Sand Mountain) by locals.
Soon Kongur Mountain (Gōnggé’ěr Shān; 7719m) rises up on the left side of the road, followed by heavily glaciered Muztagh Ata (慕士塔格峰; Mùshìtǎgé Fēng; 7546m). The main stopping point for views is Karakul Lake, a glittering mirror of glacial peaks 194km from Kashgar. From here you can hike into the hills or circumnavigate the lake.
The journey climbs to a pass offering fine views, then meanders through high mountain pastures dotted with grazing camels and yaks, before passing the turn-off to the Qolma Pass (currently closed to foreigners), which leads into neighbouring Tajikistan. The final major town on the Chinese side is Tashkurgan at 3600m. You could easily kill a couple of hours wandering the streets and visiting the small museum at the Folk Culture Centre at the central crossroads (marked by the eagle statue).
On the outskirts of town, close to the river, is Tashkurgan Fort, the 1400-year-old stone (tash) fortifications (kurgan) of which give the town its name. The ruins were one of the filming locations for the movie The Kite Runner. The boggy valley below is dotted with Tajik yurts in summer and offers some spectacular views back towards the fort from a touristy boardwalk that rises above the waterlogged valley floor.
Some travellers head up to the Khunjerab Pass for a photo opportunity on the actual Pakistan–China border. Note that you need a border permit (available in Kashgar) and a guide, which most tour agencies can arrange. Travelling into Pakistan itself is perfectly possible if you have a valid visa, though always check in Kashagr or Islamabad whether the pass is open before you set out.
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