Xinjiang, a multi-ethnic area, in this magical and beautiful land, has the ethnic customs and colorful handicrafts that I like very much! I grew up in a minority culture, and when faced with exquisite handicrafts, I often couldn't extricate myself, and I couldn't even shout! The same is true for this trip in Turpan.
After visiting the much-anticipated Turpan Museum, I planned to leave directly. Unexpectedly, there is a place for cultural and creative products in the open-air hall outside the exhibition hall. I was instantly attracted by the dazzling array of goods inside, full of themed elements of Xinjiang ethnic customs. At this moment, there is nothing else in my eyes, and I am extremely happy in my heart.
How else can we say that Xinjiang is rich in handicrafts? In this small place, there are hundreds of kinds of handicrafts for sale. I am so excited that I can’t even look at them. I want to hold every one of them and take them home! I'd better stop dreaming and take a good look at it for a while.
I especially love the little flower hats! When I was a child watching dances in Xinjiang, beautiful girls always wore small flower hats, and their slender braids fluttered and turned with the dancers. I have always liked this cute hat. This time I came to Xinjiang and finally had the opportunity to experience the fun of wearing a small flower hat. I chose a red one, it's beautiful, um, I'm talking about a small flower hat!
Wearing flower hats is a traditional habit of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, with gorgeous colors and various types, mainly including "Qiyman" and "Badanmu", collectively referred to as "Gaba" (four-lens small flower hat). They are all embroidered and woven into various patterns by hand using the traditional methods of embroidery, cross-stitching, gold, silver, and beading.
As the hometown of singing and dancing, Xinjiang has an astonishing number of musical instruments! Cultural and creative products based on the image of musical instruments emerge in endlessly. Because the self-driving trip will continue, I chose an easier-to-carry keychain as a souvenir, which is the image of the Kazakh musical instrument Dombra.
Among the many Xinjiang musical instruments, the Uyghur musical instruments are particularly prominent, with a wide variety, such as wooden flute, reed flute, suona, Sattar, Aijieke, Tanbuer, Dutar, Rewafu, Kalong, tambourine, etc. It is said to blow, pull, play, hit, everything that one expects to find. In this small shop alone, there are many exquisite musical instruments that I have never seen before. Looking at them, it is as if seeing a lively scene of music and dancing.
In the cultural and creative area of the Turpan Museum, I also saw carpets with ethnic characteristics. Xinjiang carpet is not ordinary. It is famous for its long history and superb craftsmanship. It is a traditional ethnic arts and crafts in Xinjiang and one of the main export commodities in Xinjiang. The wool is thick and not sticky, it feels very smooth and comfortable! Whether thrown in the corridor or hung on the wall, it looks beautiful and elegant, full of charm.
Silk scarves have a very high rate of appearance in travel cities, but few have distinctive features. The last time I saw my favorite silk scarf was in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the silk in the soft and beautiful water town is unforgettable once I touch it. This time in Xinjiang, I went to many clothing stores, and I often saw Adlai silk, which is a unique product with rich ethnic characteristics in Xinjiang. The nickname is "Yubo Funeng Kanati Guli", which means "the flower of the cuckoo's wings", and it is a metaphor that it can bring people the breath of spring.
On the way of traveling, I keep walking into new places and exploring different customs and customs. During this process, I found many cities dedicated to cultural tourism, which always give tourists a lot of comfort and happiness beyond enjoying the beautiful scenery. More and more specialties and cultural and creative products are respecting tradition and blending into national customs, but also becoming more and more energetic and more in line with the aesthetics of young people. What a happy thing this is! Yalun's trip to Xinjiang is still going on, tell me what you like about Xinjiang, or what is the special product of your hometown?
