Our Nadun
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to interview senior artists and watching dances, we feel the deep
history of Nadun, in which The General That Killed the Tiger reflects
that the Turkish ancestors change social history; and Crops Qi reflects
that the history of local people’s productivity and life. Mr. Ma Guang-xing,
the expert of Tu culture, said that Nadun is the living fossil of
Tu history. Thus, it is necessary for us to prevent and save this
intangible cultural heritage, which is conducive to maintain cultural
variety and promote ethnic groups’ prosperity. |
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All the
interviewees are seniors over 80 years old, who have a same goal
that is to prevent and maintain the intangible cultural heritage
of Tu ethnic group. Thus, in Nadun carnival, they are both dancers
and narrator and what they do is free. They want to draw social
attention to Nadun. We have the same goal with them and hope their
dreams can come true in the future. |
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This
is both an opportunity and challenge for us to participate in Cyber
Fair. It’s a good chance for us to show customs and environment
in our hometown. In interviewing of Nadun carnival, we face many
difficulties, including limited time, many tasks, language barrier,
no interview experience and etc. how to adapt to strange environment
has become the biggest problem.
Arriving at the village
holding Nadun carnival, our first problem is that we are too shy
to ask questions to senior artists. Thanks to our teacher, Mr. Qin
Yong-lin, introduced several artists to us. When answering questions,
those artists speak half Turkish and half mandarin, which is too
hard for us to understand. We are afraid that what we guess is wrong.
However, the teacher encourages us to repeat the question. Finally,
Mr. Qin said that our work is better than expected. The interview
not only steels our will, but also broadens our vision. |
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In the
past, I always thought that I was successful, as the parents, teachers
and classmates all like me. The interview of Nadun has changed me
forever. This is the first time I realize that I know nothing about
Turkish culture, history, and custom. I want to realize my life
value and thus I need to work hard from now on. |
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