Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

The Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam is the general term for a variety of Muqam practices widespread among the Uyghur communities, which form one of the largest ethnic minorities of the People’s Republic of China. Throughout its history, the Xinjiang region has been marked by a high degree of cultural exchange between East and West, due in particular to its central location along the Silk Road. Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam includes songs, dances, folk and classical music and is characterized by diversity of content, choreography, musical styles and instruments used. The songs vary in rhyme and meter and are performed solo as well as by groups. The lyrics contain not only folk ballads but also poems written by classical Uyghur masters. Thus, the songs reflect a wide range of styles such as poetry, proverbs, and folk narrative, bearing witness to the history and contemporary life of the Uyghur society. In...

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Community and Authority

Communities: China
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: China
Countries: China

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Migration, Diaspora and Urban Life Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

Imported from UNESCO DataHub dataset ich001. Field-level provenance is retained in the record metadata.

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref109

inscription_year2008

title_enUyghur Muqam of Xinjiang

title_frLe muqam ouïgour du Xinjiang

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

countriesCN

http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00109

concepts_primary_namesDance, Instrumental music, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesBard, Bowed string instruments, Choreography, Folk art, Percussion instruments, Plucked string instruments, Poetry, Proverbs, Trade routes, Woodwind instruments

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/05693-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightICH Protection and Research Centre, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China

main_image_authorPicture Data

videoshttps://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5-KM037IHi, https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/ENze0Kch4bA

images[object Object], [object Object], [object Object]

Why This Record Is Credible

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Cultural Access

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Relationships

Dance Instrumental music Vocal music Bard Bowed string instruments Choreography Folk art Percussion instruments Plucked string instruments Poetry Proverbs UNESCO representative list World Heritage connection: Mount Taishan

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