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Topic: Uyghur culture Posted: 18-Feb-2006 at 07:06 |
Uyghur culture has evolved as a result of significant confluence of geographical, historical and religious factors over a two thousand year period. Geographically the Uyghur have always been at the very centre of eastern and western cultures. Originally nomadic their settling at the hub of the historic Silk Road routes which ran through present day Xinjiang brought to them the eastern and western influences of China, Europe, North Africa, Russia, India and other areas, all going into a fantastic melting pot that became the Uighur culture of today.
Uyghur culture is a rich lifestyle centred around the family, food, dance and music. Uyghur architecture, particularly their religious architecture is quite fine and as reflective of a glorious past.
Uyghur religion has also played a major part in Uyghur culture and has has evolved through several transitions including Shamanism, Manachaeism, Buddhism and even Christianity before Islam became the predominate religion. Each has added indelibly to the richness of Uighur culture.
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Posted: 19-Feb-2006 at 02:07 |
i found 2 distinct kinds of Uyghurs. One looks like Chinese or mongols, only a little darker, another kind looks like middle east or Arabs. The speak the same language.
they may live together for thousands of years. how could they look so different. i am a chinese from east china and all people there are same
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Posted: 28-Feb-2006 at 19:51 |
Hi turkish delight
Are u aUyghur? and what is that blue flad?
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Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 02:09 |
its weird. here in bosnia there are also some people who look sort of mongol like, including myself. People here in america always think that im from some asian country or that one of my parents is white and one chinese/japanese. But its really rare. i only know me, two of my cousins, and one of my friends who currently lives in canada who look asian. the rest of the bosnians ive met mostly all look slavic-italian like.
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Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 04:12 |
Malizai_ that flag is the flag of Eastern Turkistan . Home of the Uygur Turks!
Baret Haci (is he famous?) protesting
East Turkistan is currently under Chinese occupation
The Uygur culture is similar to the Oguz Turks (Turkey, TRNC etc)culture since our nomadic fathers of past lived along with them in Central Asia. Even their language is very similar.
The Uygur Turks are the only Turkic people to keep the beutifull Arabic script as their alphabet (in some ways very similar to the old Turkish script used for a thousend years by the Ottomans and Seljuks):
One who knows Turkish will be amazed as to the similarity of then numbers.
The Uygurs for a brief while due to Chinese presure also made a Latin equivelent to their alphabet, however after they were allowed to resume with the previous script. Many consider this a move to have a whole generation that are unable to read in their native language.
Above: Uchqun Mosque
Mosque in Turpin, Eastern Turkistan
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Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 04:17 |
Originally posted by Bosniathebestcountry
its weird. here in bosnia there are also some people who look sort of mongol like, including myself. People here in america always think that im from some asian country or that one of my parents is white and one chinese/japanese. But its really rare. i only know me, two of my cousins, and one of my friends who currently lives in canada who look asian. the rest of the bosnians ive met mostly all look slavic-italian like. |
I too have seen Bosnian and infact Kosovans that look Central Asian. Iam not sure as to why, although a logical reason could be that for hundreds of years Central Asians have been passing from Eastern Europe. An example of such include the Huns, Bulgars and then these areas came under Turkic rule (Ottoman). Perhaps it would be best to open a topic on this, very intersting indeed.
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Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 09:46 |
I think there were ottoman garrison in the balkans, constituting turkica and caucasion soldiers. The rest we can work out cant we.
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Posted: 19-Mar-2006 at 08:30 |
Turkish Delight,
What do you mean by Uyghur religion? Is there any religion called Uyghur religion?
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Posted: 21-Mar-2006 at 12:07 |
In reply to the original question, there were campaigns led by the arab armies accompanied by persian soldiers.
758 tang dynasty force under the abbasids. Lushan rebellion. arab/persians(20000)
801, Nanchao kingdom in Yunnan against tibetans. arab/sogdians(20000)
1070-1080. Northern Song Chinese. arab and accompanied soldiers persumably persian.(15000)
supposedly a lot of them stayed behind and settled. Therefore it may be concieved that there have been intermarriages since.
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Posted: 23-Mar-2006 at 03:01 |
does anyone know who was the last ruler of kashgar before the communists.
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Posted: 23-Mar-2006 at 16:20 |
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does anyone know who was the last ruler of kashgar before the communists.
thank you
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I am not sure When he left Kashgar,his name is Toemur,ruled Kashgar the 1930s.
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Posted: 23-Mar-2006 at 16:26 |
Here is a vidio ,condensed show about Uighur culture,check it out...
click here please
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Posted: 24-Mar-2006 at 06:43 |
Originally posted by oghuzkb
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does anyone know who was the last ruler of kashgar before the communists.
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I am not sure When he left Kashgar,his name is Toemur,ruled Kashgar the 1930s.
do you his origin or last name [/QUOTE]
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Posted: 24-Mar-2006 at 07:35 |
do you his origin or last name [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]
Sorry .I did not get you.You mean where was he from?If so,he was from Turfan.Toemur is his first name I guess,last name is Mehmud.
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Posted: 26-Mar-2006 at 06:57 |
One of the National heros of Eastern Turkestan Osman Batur.
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Posted: 26-Mar-2006 at 23:34 |
What are the main problems that East Turkistanis have today?
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Posted: 27-Mar-2006 at 15:35 |
Originally posted by aakhonba
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No, I am from northern part,but I am quite familiar about it.
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Posted: 27-Mar-2006 at 16:09 |
Originally posted by aakhonba
What are the main problems that East Turkistanis have today?
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The most problem is assimilation. Instructional Uighur language has already banned in Universities and high schools in cities( by the sudden policy from chinese central government in 2004).Now its going to elementary schools.Religion practice of students and workers is not allowed through Eastern Turkistan,this law has become very strict since the Ghulja demonstration in 1997. Colony movement depending on Niccol Machiavelli s theory has been going on.By 2050,government estimate 400 million chinese from inner china will be setteld down East Turkistan.And then thousands years of Uighur culture will die out,cause 50years experience told us that almost all chinese settlers dont respect our mores,habitudes,customs.They only tend to assimilate us due to severe cultural clash.
Consequence is high unemployment rate and poorness among Uighur and other minority groops.
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Posted: 27-Mar-2006 at 23:07 |
Originally posted by oghuzkb
Here is a vidio ,condensed show about Uighur culture,check it out...
click here please
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This video was made by an Uygur in my forum. I'm glad to see it being recognized and gain popularity outside of my forum. I'll let him know, I'm sure it'll make him happy.
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