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When Thought goes Wild

When Thought goes Wild

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum

The Xinjiang Museum had been relocated to a brand new and modern building since my first visit there.
The new museum has opened up 4 halls currently to display the lives and archaeological findings in Xinjiang area. Chinese, Uighur, Kirgiz, Tartar, Xibe, Tajik, Russian, Daur, Uzbek, Arab, European etc came around this area each with different languages and religions, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism etc. These displays have brought forth a sense of historical importance, with the rise and fall of vaious cultures, Loulan, Yanbulak, Qiemurqiek etc, a bustling place where all these differences mingled around.









Interior of Xinjiang Museum








The hunting rock painting of Altay Dunblak
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Qiaerger deer-patterned stone in Fuyun County
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Ancient female mummy, 3800 years old
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Stone statue of No 2 Kainar

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