Ethnological Study Of Awat Dolan Meshrep

Dolan Meshrep is a valuable artistic resource of the Dolan Uyghurs; it is composed of Dolan Muqams, folk songs, Dolan dance, and every kind of theatrical games and skits. Through these art forms are reflected the social life of the Dolan Uyghurs, their forms of production, the structure and composition of their society, their ethnic psychology, their customs and morals, their traditional training, their geographic environment, and a broad array of other aspects of their life. It possesses a unique structure, order, set of rules, and place and time settings, and it is held for a specific purpose; It is the ceremony in which the Dolan Uyghurs of Awat, Maralbixi, Mekit, and other regions put their ethnic and local culture into a universal form and enjoy themselves. Throughout history it has been immersed in the spiritual and social life of the people; it has made a great contribution in accelerating the development of unity among the people, transmission of their knowledge and traditions, and protection of their social mores.That is to say, that even though the Dolan Meshrep of Awat Country is a public ceremony for general enjoyment, it has over its long history acquired the character of a"staged"ceremony; there has been a perceptible change in the its content and form. It accepts as its own all sorts of art forms taking place in modern day Awat life; it reflects an organic sythesis of Awat Dolan Uyghurs;traditional customs, art forms, beauty and beliefs with the situation of their modern-day life, beliefs and development. It has been sunk in and likewise enriched the modern-day spiritual world and social life of the Dolan Uyghurs and has become an inseparable part of their social life. Objectively speaking, the changes in the power and form of the Dolan Meshrep over this long and erratic historical period, still continuing today, of change and development, is a manifestation of the changes and development of Dolan Uyghur culture. This very change is the guarantee of its power to survive: This inheritance of ancient culture is provided the chance to advance along with modern Dolan culture, and to play a vitally important role in people's education, recreation, psychological adjustment, cultural continuance, political propaganda methods, the protection of social order, the standardization of social customs, the creation of social unity and much else.