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A photographic journey through a region whose identity is threatened by “sinicization.”
A man put an embroidered doppa (the traditional cap) on his son. © Maxime Crozet
Until a few years ago, the region had a majority of Uyghurs, a Sunni Muslim people speaking a Turkic language, and also included Kazakh, Hui, Kyrgyz, Mongol, Tajik, and other Central Asian minorities. Han Chinese arrived by the millions in the last decades and now amount to 40% of the local population.
An old Uyghur man in a village near Turpan. © Maxime Crozet
The CCPs strategy, aimed at suffocating any possible hope of autonomy and “sinicizing” this border regionThe ferocious repression of Uyghurs and the totalitarian control of all local populations, is now getting even worse.
An Aksakal (an old and wise man) in his village booth near Turpan. © Maxime Crozet
Traditional urban centers are being destroyed and replaced by Chinese-style buildings, and civilians are involved in the repression under the pretext of security...Even the rare tourists should pass checkpoints, submit themselves to interminable controls, and expect to be repeatedly interrogated.
Teams of knights compete in the Buzkashi, the signature sport of the nomadic populations of Central Asia. © Maxime Crozet
Two women of the Tajik minority snuggle together. © Maxime Crozet
A young girl posing gladly outside her antiquated home. © Maxime Crozet
Uyghur man in the old city of Kashgar. © Maxime Crozet
A horde of knights suddenly appears on the horizon in the Karakorum mountain range. © Maxime Crozet
An Uyghur woman at her home’s door in Kashgar. © Maxime Crozet
A man affectionately carries his daughter, dressed for a family celebration. © Maxime Crozet
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The source: https://bitterwinter.org/xinjiang-identities-on-borrowed-time/
Anecdote: Despite a foreign website and news, Any Turk member will understand the deep meaning of ''Aksakal'' without any english translation while East Turkestan thousands of kilometres away from Turkey.
A photographic journey through a region whose identity is threatened by “sinicization.”
A man put an embroidered doppa (the traditional cap) on his son. © Maxime Crozet
Until a few years ago, the region had a majority of Uyghurs, a Sunni Muslim people speaking a Turkic language, and also included Kazakh, Hui, Kyrgyz, Mongol, Tajik, and other Central Asian minorities. Han Chinese arrived by the millions in the last decades and now amount to 40% of the local population.
An old Uyghur man in a village near Turpan. © Maxime Crozet
The CCPs strategy, aimed at suffocating any possible hope of autonomy and “sinicizing” this border regionThe ferocious repression of Uyghurs and the totalitarian control of all local populations, is now getting even worse.
An Aksakal (an old and wise man) in his village booth near Turpan. © Maxime Crozet
Traditional urban centers are being destroyed and replaced by Chinese-style buildings, and civilians are involved in the repression under the pretext of security...Even the rare tourists should pass checkpoints, submit themselves to interminable controls, and expect to be repeatedly interrogated.
Teams of knights compete in the Buzkashi, the signature sport of the nomadic populations of Central Asia. © Maxime Crozet
Two women of the Tajik minority snuggle together. © Maxime Crozet
A young girl posing gladly outside her antiquated home. © Maxime Crozet
Uyghur man in the old city of Kashgar. © Maxime Crozet
A horde of knights suddenly appears on the horizon in the Karakorum mountain range. © Maxime Crozet
An Uyghur woman at her home’s door in Kashgar. © Maxime Crozet
A man affectionately carries his daughter, dressed for a family celebration. © Maxime Crozet
''
The source: https://bitterwinter.org/xinjiang-identities-on-borrowed-time/
Anecdote: Despite a foreign website and news, Any Turk member will understand the deep meaning of ''Aksakal'' without any english translation while East Turkestan thousands of kilometres away from Turkey.
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