On-the-spot record of the cultural benefits of assigned to a deeply impoverished village
August 27, 2019“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…