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Practicing Muslim population from northwestern China, Xinjiang Province Turkic speaking people China accuses the Uighurs of building unrest in the western region of Xinjiang Rights groups say thousands have been killed or imprisoned in China's crackdown on the Uighurs' separatist actions.

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  1. Practicing Muslim population from northwestern China, Xinjiang Province Turkic speaking people China accuses the Uighurs of building unrest in the western region of Xinjiang Rights groups say thousands have been killed or imprisoned in China's crackdown on the Uighurs' separatist actions. Uighurshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdO5ZKEc-S8

  2. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/03/20103259750420153.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/03/20103259750420153.html

  3. Uighur women in front of their yurt

  4. Beijing Opera Jingju (“Capital City Opera”) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftUSpyqz3xY&feature=related

  5. Not easily accessible to new ears and first time listeners Vocal quality is quite distinctive and uses a different aesthetic for beauty than that of the West Timbre is challenging to newcomers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dPC-srIbs&feature=related Everyone is easily drawn to the visual brilliance, the make-up and painted faces, and the acrobatic stage action. First introductions

  6. Singing: chang Speech: nian Acting: zuo Fighting: da Female impersonators Male impersonators Most famous ones today are men who play female roles Aspects of Jingju

  7. Peking opera legend:Mei Lan(fang)(1894-1961) His own museum in Beijing, was his former home

  8. Famous for his qingyi roles (woman’s role) Usually would sing in falsetto One of the first jingju stars to perform to international audiences: Japan, US, USSR Similar to onnagata in Japan Became friends with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks

  9. Fairbanks visited China in 1929. He apologized for the treatment of Chinese in previous American films.

  10. Mei Lanfang

  11. Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958)

  12. Acrobatics • Evil Knieval meets opera • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0qEEv43GDc&feature=PlayList&p=C05D5DEFB6DEC0FF&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=12http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0qEEv43GDc&feature=PlayList&p=C05D5DEFB6DEC0FF&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=12 • http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3554077402036002482# • Prepare to be amazed: Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btiBzU9mCgY

  13. Melodic: 2 groups Civil and Military Civil is led by the short bamboo fiddle called jinghu Military is led by the loud double-reed called suona Instruments of Jingju:Combination of melodic and percussive instruments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bJRaG9Wq8E&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrK1Gck-Kb4&feature=related

  14. In Portland?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IItv-bXX_Y

  15. http://www.amazon.com/Erhu-Chinese-Violin-Bow-Case/dp/B001C9DXMAhttp://www.amazon.com/Erhu-Chinese-Violin-Bow-Case/dp/B001C9DXMA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_K54nEqfSo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V9JinlbpHw Erhu

  16. Mongolia, the world’s largest land-locked nation Ladies & Gentlemen, Welcome to Mongolia! Arrival in Mongolia

  17. The Land • Climate:   Large daily and seasonal temperature changes • Summer averages 68F. • Winter averages ­13F degrees. • Winter is from October till April. • Mongolia has more than 260 sunny days per year on average. • Average Elevation: More than 5,180 feet (one mile above sea level). • Major Rivers & Lakes: The Orkhon River is the longest river in Mongolia at 698 miles (1124 km). Lake Hovsgol Nuur is Mongolia’s largest lake and holds 2% of the world’s freshwater supply. • Desert steppe • Gobi Desert: covers most of Mongolia’s southern territory; 17 % of the total country mass

  18. Literacy rate of 99% • Religions are Tibetan • Buddhism and Lamaism • Life expectancy is 65

  19. Sheep…an important “product” Nomadic herders Diet is primarily meat, with some dairy products. Vegetables and fruit are very rare because they have no gardens.

  20. Have you milked your yak today? Fermented horse milk (airag) is a national drink

  21. Mongolian BBQ “A popular way of cooking meat is putting hot rocks in a large container, adding mutton and some water, and closing it tightly for several hours. The meat, served in large chunks, gets very tender. The fat, which is drunk hot while it is still liquid is for the real mutton fan only... This is the real Mongolian barbeque, a far cry from the so-called Mongolian grill restaurants that have spring up in the west” (Blue Peak Travel).

  22. Aerial view of wheat fields

  23. Home Sweet Home for a newlywed couple: a “ger”

  24. Making felt for the walls

  25. Gobi Desert: few sand dunes, but lots of rocky plains; winds up to 140 mph

  26. Desert home

  27. “roadside” restaurant, Gobi Desert

  28. Windmill and satellite dish in Gobi Desert

  29. Party time

  30. Steppe landscapes

  31. Wild horse

  32. Altai Mountains

  33. Border Guards

  34. Ghengis Khan 131 feet tall, 250 tons of stainless steel, on a Mongolian steppe: visitors can come out between his legs onto the observation deck on his horse’s head

  35. Conquered about half the known world in the 13th century Since Mongolia overthrew Communism in 1990, Ghengis Khan has returned as a hero in his own land. “The khan’s bearded visage graces cans of energy drinks, vodka bottles and cigarette packs, as well as the money to pay for those goods” (NY Times). Ghengis Khan

  36. Mongol • NY Times video movie review

  37. Mongolian Horses

  38. Horse head fiddles!

  39. Throat singing • Short example • Accompanied example • Horse head fiddle solo with singing

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