There's a Street in London Where Uyghurs Gather, Called Kashgar Road
Preface:
Kashgar Road in London, this is a small street in East London. Now most British people know Kashgar.
In the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Kashgar was a key stronghold for Britain and Russia in the Central Asian 'Great Game'. Both countries had also established consulates in Kashgar, and their old sites still exist today.
And London's Kashgar Road remains as a witness to that historical period.
A very quiet street, in the London night, how many people have walked through here.
Xinjiang local comedian and Kashgar's unyielding affection
Abdulakhrim Akhrimov grew up in Kashgar, his father was a very humorous person, who was skilled at playing various musical instruments and could imitate animal sounds with remarkable accuracy. In the local area, no one didn't recognize his father because of his influence, Akhrimov showed off his talent for performance since he was a child, at the age of 5, his father was playing dutar, Akhrimov held his father's small hand drum, and for the first time, he and his father went on stage.
Growing up in Kashgar, Akhrimov understood how to observe life, here gathered many talented craftsmen and merchants, Akhrimov liked to observe their expressions, gestures, tones of voice and accents, so he could imitate various characters in small sketches, not only vividly and interestingly, but also always made people think that he was actually his friends and family.
Similarly, Kashgar is also a place where Chak-Chak is popular, unlike the direct satire of Chak-Chak in Ili, Kashgar Chak-Chak is a kind of laughter that you can slowly realize after listening to it.
Kashgar Chak-Chak does not have dedicated masters, so anyone in here can tell Chak-Chak, and this environment also benefited Akhrimov a lot.
Re-encountering Kashgar Road in London, once again evoked Akhrimov Akhrimov's childhood memories in Kashgar.
Conclusion:
Far in London, near Urumqi, there are Kashgar Roads, our beautiful Kashgar, its reputation is far-reaching, this magical land, we hope that in the future, its reputation will resound throughout the world.
Text: from Sina Weibo Muqian and Xinjiang Urban News reporter Li Yinghua Qin Peng
Pictures: from Sina Weibo Muqian and Abdulakhrim Akhrimov's personal Weibo
Editor: Along
