在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Kaleidoscope

Ancient fur ski craft revived in Xinjiang

By XING WEN and MAO WEIHUA in Xinjiang | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-11-15 10:06
Share
Share - WeChat
Visitors using fur skis enjoy the snow at Jiangjunshan Ski Resort in Altay prefecture in Xinjiang in 2019. ZHANG XIUKE/FOR CHINA DAILY

Editor's note: From arts and crafts to knowledge and skills, China's intangible cultural heritage is invaluably embedded in its ethnic communities. This series looks at the latest efforts to preserve and promote the country's inherited traditions and living expressions.

Today's skiers and snowboarders are used to relying on ski lifts at resorts to take them to the top of a mountain before experiencing the addictive thrill of swooshing down the mountain.

However, in some snow-covered villages in Altay prefecture of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, it's common in winter to see local herdsmen, with planks attached to their feet, climb the snowy slopes without any other form of assistance. And they do so in a relatively nimble way.

The pair of planks are wrapped with horsehide, which serves a double purpose. Remarkably, the horsehide not only can provide friction to prevent skiers from slipping while ascending, but also helps them slide more smoothly down the slopes.

According to rock carvings uncovered in the area by archaeologists, such skis have served for around 12,000 years as a means of transportation for the snowfield inhabitants of Altay, especially those who had to trek a long way in the snow to herd animals or hunt.

The fur skis gradually lost their popularity in recent decades after paved roads linked houses to the outside world. Consequently, craftsmen who made the fur skis had little chance to display their skills.

Now, however, in response to the nation's goal of kindling grassroots enthusiasm for ice and snow sports, Altay plans to protect and promote its skiing culture and better pass along its skiing tradition to future generations.

The prefecture is working to promote itself as the place where skiing might have originated, and it hopes to develop the area as a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As a result, the ancient fur skis and the craft of making them have found a new lease on life in modern times.

Silambek Sakish, 67, a herdsman in the village of Lasti in Altay, began to learn the craft at the age of 15 from his father.

"When I was young, most people in my village would wear the fur skis to go out to search for firewood or to graze their animals. Being one of the few families in the village who knew how to make the special planks, we could make money from selling the fur skis every snow season," he recalled.

The skis sold well in the winter, but to prepare for the surge in sales, the family usually began during the summer to dry pine wood in the sun and purchase horsehides from slaughterhouses.

1 2 Next   >>|
Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日韩成人在线视频 | 精品国产乱码久久久久久1区2区 | 成人毛片在线观看 | 在线视频一区二区三区 | 日韩一区二区精品 | 中文字幕在线免费视频 | 国产精品久久久久久久7电影 | 亚洲人成人一区二区在线观看 | 国产精彩视频 | 亚洲国产精久久久久久久 | 最新国产在线视频 | 日韩中文字幕在线观看 | 久久人人爽人人爽人人片av软件 | 亚洲视频免费在线观看 | 一色视频 | 日本一区二区视频在线 | 国产成人精品一区二区视频免费 | 久久国产一区 | 国产欧美在线观看 | 免费的日本网站 | 91免费版在线观看 | 亚洲国产精品成人综合色在线婷婷 | 免费国产视频 | 偷拍亚洲色图 | 国产激情精品一区二区三区 | 在线观看第一页 | 成年人网站在线免费观看 | 国产精品久久久久久亚洲影视 | 精品国产精品三级精品av网址 | 久久精品网 | 免费不卡视频在线观看 | 亚州中文字幕 | 99国产精品99久久久久久 | 久久九九精品久久 | 国产一级免费看 | 国产免费av在线 | 久久伊人久久 | 91麻豆精品久久久久蜜臀 | 国产精久久久久久久妇剪断 | 亚洲精品一区二区三区蜜桃下载 | 国产偷v国产偷∨精品视频 国产偷v国产偷v亚洲 |