Database Entry: On-the-spot record of the cultural benefits of assigned to a deeply impoverished village
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On-the-spot record of the cultural benefits of assigned to a deeply impoverished village

August 27, 2019
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“In the past, the performances in the village where all Uyghur dances–the form was all the same. Now it’s different: there is rock’n roll, ancient, and contemporary pop music that we all enjoy,” remarked a village from Yopurgha County Yukuri Tigeng Village.

For three consecutive years, the Party Committee of the Transportation Office has invited the local Xinjiang band “The Craftsmen” to send culture to the countryside. [The band has] received the villagers’ welcome and praise. Their various musical styles brought the village stage to life and allowed the villagers to experience something new…Recently, the development of colorful cultural activities have, year after year, responded to and met the needs of the cultural spirt of the masses [which] has stimulated the villagers self-awareness towards socialist culture…

“以前村子里的表演多是维吾尔族歌舞,形式很单一。现在就很不同了,有摇滚、古典以及当下的流行乐,我们都很喜欢。”新疆喀什地区岳普湖县岳普湖乡尤库日提埂村村民热兹万古丽·阿不都热西提说起连日来村里的慰问演出,对此赞不绝口。

交通运输厅党委连续三年邀请新疆本土流行音乐“手工者”乐队送文化下乡,受到村民的普遍欢迎和称赞。他们多样化的音乐风格活跃了乡村大舞台,也让村民耳目一新。厅驻村工作总领队杨中认为,近年来,随着多姿多彩文化活动在各村的相继开展,群众的精神文化需求在一年又一年的文化惠民活动中得到回应和满足,激发了村民对社会主义文化的自我认同和追寻,也使得村民的获得感、幸福感更加充实、更有保障、更可持续。充实的文化惠民活动,给村子增添了新魅力,带来了不一样的新气象。

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