Folk artists in Xinjiang keep Uygur musical heritage alive

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Folk artists in Xinjiang keep Uygur musical heritage alive

STORY: Folk artists in Xinjiang keep Uygur musical heritage alive DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:21 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of folk artists performing the Twelve Muqams 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): REHMAN ABLIMIT, Director of the Muqam Heritage Center in Shache 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AWUT YUWUP, Inheritor of the Twelve Muqams STORYLINE: In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, performers of the Twelve Muqams have helped keep the Uygur cultural heritage alive. Known as the "Mother of Uygur Music," the Twelve Muqams comprises a group of classical music pieces combining Uygur song, dance and music. It is considered a treasure of Chinese ethnic music. In Shache County, the local government has invested 5 million yuan (about 750,000 U.S. dollars) to build an art center dedicated to the Twelve Muqams. Its main performance hall could hold hundreds of performers simultaneously. Rehman Ablimit, director of the Muqam Heritage Center in Shache, devotes himse

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