Uighur 1984 Travelogue - MCC East Bay

August 23, 2021

Uighur 1984 Travelogue

In 1984, Jenny White was traveling with friends in China when she heard East Turkestan had just opened to foreign visitors. She immediately took a two-day bus ride to Xinjiang and spent three unforgettable weeks there – taking rare photographs of this beautiful, bustling and isolated region of Uyghur Muslims in China. Download photos

Nearly 40 years later and with the tragic cultural erasure in Xinjiang, Ms. White takes us on a cultural homecoming with her photos that are now a testament to a bygone time in China. Video of her travelogue: https://youtu.be/cslgnrknuWw

Men praying at Id Kah Mosque

Children in Kashgar

Man making wudu inside Id Kah Mosuqe

Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar

“Parking lot” at local market Kashgar

Statue of Mao in city center of Kashgar

Cemetery in Kashgar, each dome is for one family

Local mercant Kashgar

Child making noodles

Children at local market Kashgar

Noodle maker in Kashgar

Local hotel Kashgar

Men at Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar

Donkey cart on the way to Bezeklik Caves

Boys in Kashgar traditional neighborhood

Orchestra of instruments at wedding celebration in Kashgar

Kashgar’s airport

Saturday market in Kashgar

Two men performing traditional dance in Turfan

Man testing horse for purchase at animal market in Kashgar

Lunchtime at Saturday market in Kashgar

Elderly walking along cedar trees in Turfan

Family hardware stall at market in Turfan

Local animal market in Kashgar

Man with goat for sale at animal market in Kashgar

Mother and child with traditional crib in Turfan

Mother and child in Turfan

Brother and sister at metal shop

Locals making traditional dish samsa

Bus from Lanzhou in Han China to Turfan

Young girls in Kashgar

Tea shop in old town of Kashgar

Man sharpening knives for at local market in Kashgar

Man playing traditional Rawap instrument in Kashgar

Local market at Turfan

Man riding donkey at local market

Barber at Saturday market in Kashgar

Shepard with flock of goat at Kashgar’s airport

Man selling melon slices at Saturday market in Kashgar

Uighur woman from bus to East Turkestan

Father and child with traditional haircut

Donkey cart off-road in Turfan

Cobbler in Turfan

Traveling storyteller in Turfan

Barbers at Saturday market in Kashgar

Onlookers at Kashgar’s airport

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