Investigation And Research On Uyghur Traditional Sports Culture "Shahar Land"

Shahaerdi,also known as rotary swing or airy wheel,is one of the unique traditional sports activities of the Uyghurs as well as an important part of Uyghur culture.It is mostly popular in southern Xinjiang,held every year during the Nowruz festival or wedding ceremony,usually lasting several days or even more than ten days.In the traditional sports games of ethnic minorities,Shahaerdi often appears,and has won gold awards for four consecutive times.By contrast,it is difficult to find its traces in academic research.In this study,the literature data method,field investigation method,interview method and logic analysis method are employed to investigate and analyze the origin,development,content,value function and inheritance method of the Xinjiang Uyghur traditional sports project Shahaerdi.And the following conclusions are drawn:First,the traditional Uyghur sports Shahaerdi mainly originated from the sky worship in the primitive religion and the ethnic primitive beliefs and the shamanistic ceremonial post ceremony;Secondly,in the harsh climate and geographical environment of southern Xinjiang in the legends of ancient Uyghur heroes,Shahaerdi also stems from the desire of Uyghurs for spiritual life and entertainment;Finally,in the legends of ancient Uyghur heroes,we can also find records about Shahaerdi.Second,the development process of Uyghur traditional sports Shahaerdi is tortuous.Before the founding of New China,Shahaerdi was mainly carried out in folk festivals;after the founding of New China,with the progress of reform and development,sports activities in ethnic areas have also been greatly developed.In addition to being held on festival and appearing in traditional sports games of ethnic minorities,farmers and herdsmen games,etc.,Shahaerdi gradually moved to the public's perspective;since the 20 th century,Shahaerdi was listed as an autonomous region-level intangible cultural heritage project,becoming a key intangible cultural heritage project of Awati County.Third,interpretation of the components of the Uyghur traditional sports Shahaerdi culture.Its form of existence relies largely on festival folklore and exists as a form of performance;its participation subject is extensive,regardless of age and gender;due to the environmental occlusion,its equipment and venue have not changed significantly and are original;Shahaerdi is less competitive,and its technical actions and rules do not have extremely strict regulations;under the influence of economic life,its soundtrack and clothing are richer and more colorful;the organization form is also organized by the original non-governmental voluntary organization to the current government,making its scale become larger.Fourth,the Uighur traditional sports Shahaerdi has the value function of shaping ethnic character,entertainment,fitness and cultural identity,which is also an important factor why it can be inherited to this day.Fifth,the inheritance of the Uyghur traditional sports Shahaerdi has passed from the original family to government inheritance and performance inheritance.In the modernization process,new inheritance paths such as non-legacy museums and tourist attractions have emerged.