{"id":2924,"date":"2014-06-07T10:09:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setcourseforchina.wordpress.com\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2014-06-07T10:09:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T10:09:06","slug":"day-seven-the-music-village-in-kuqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/?p=2924","title":{"rendered":"Day Seven- The Music Village in Kuqa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1186.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2913\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1186.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a quick flight over the Tian Shan (a mountain range), we arrived in Kuqa.\u00a0 This little town in tucked between the mountains and a desert.\u00a0 In Kuqa, we first visited a music village.\u00a0 I noticed how expressive their doors were.\u00a0 No two doors were alike!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1187.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2914\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1187.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3458.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2915\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3458.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1202.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2917\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1202.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most families in the village made and sold traditional Uyghur instruments.\u00a0 We were invited into one of the family&#8217;s home.\u00a0 The grandfather showed us around and gave us a demonstration of some of the instruments.\u00a0 It was fascinating to see the whole production process from start to finish of these unique instruments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1206.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2918\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1206.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is his sister (right) and another family member as they make the frets and string the instruments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1211.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2919\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1211.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freshly carved and waiting to be stringed, painted, and played!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1208.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2916\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1208.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1212.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2920\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1212.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/dscf3467.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2921\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dscf3467.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The family was incredibly kind and I even made a new friend!\u00a0 (She&#8217;s wearing my sunglasses!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1224.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2922\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1224.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/2014\/06\/img_1227.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2923\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/evacohnchina.summitbiztech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_1227.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a quick flight over the Tian Shan (a mountain range), we arrived in Kuqa.\u00a0 This little town in tucked between the mountains and a desert.\u00a0 In Kuqa, we first visited a music village.\u00a0 I noticed how expressive their doors were.\u00a0 No two doors were alike! 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