What are the consequences of carelessly raising pork when traveling to Xinjiang?
Do as the Romans do. Xinjiang ethnic minorities don't eat pork. They are taboo to pigs. So we don't say pork. We mean big meat. You can see that all the people selling pork in the street are called big meat shops.
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What are the local taboos to Xinjiang Uygur tourism?
I. Uyghur taboos
1. Food taboos
Uyghur people are strictly forbidden to eat pork, donkey meat, dog meat and mule meat. In some areas of Southern Xinjiang, horse meat is also forbidden (there is no such restriction in Northern Xinjiang pastoral area or Agricultural Pastoral Area). Generally, animals and poultry that have not been slaughtered are forbidden to eat.
2. Taboos in being a guest
When you are a guest in a Uyghur family, you should not throw your dirty hands when washing your hands; you should wait for the elderly to sit properly; you should not scratch the whole plate or put the grazed meat into the plate when eating grab rice; you should not throw the leftovers on the table cloth in front of you; you should not step over the table cloth or walk in front of the guest when eating out; you should not spit in front of others when you are a guest.
3. Taboos on clothing
In terms of clothing, avoid being short. The jacket should be above the knee and the trouser legs should reach the feet. Don't wear shorts outdoors. When you sit in the room, you should kneel. You should not stretch your legs straight and face people.
4. Taboos in daily etiquette
Relatives and friends should shake hands and say hello to each other. Then touch the beard with both hands, bow back a step, and touch the chest with the right arm; after greeting, women should bow with both hands to say goodbye. Accept the goods or tea with both hands, do not use one hand. It is forbidden to bring filth into cemeteries and mosques.
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What's the custom of eating?
2. Uygur diet
The traditional Uygur diet is mainly pasta, which likes sheep, beef and vegetables. There are many kinds of staple foods, the most commonly eaten are Nang, Zhufan, Baozi, ramen, etc. Three meals a day, Nang and various melon and fruit sauces, sweet sauces for breakfast, milk tea, oil tea, etc., lunch is a variety of staple food, dinner is mostly Nang, tea or noodle soup, etc.
Xinjiang is rich in sheep, so Uygur people have the custom of grilling mutton kebabs. The particular mutton kebab is fresh and tender, salty and spicy, and the special flavor of cumin is rich.
Nang, made of wheat flour or corn flour, is baked in a special fire pit. It is a round cake with different shapes, sizes and thicknesses.
Zhufan, which is called "poluo" in Uyghur, is a kind of rice stewed with rice, mutton, mutton oil, cooking oil and carrot. It tastes delicious.
Steamed bun is called "Manta" in Uyghur; roasted bun is called "samusa" in Uyghur. It uses flour as skin, mutton dice and mutton oil mixed with a little onion as stuffing, with thin skin and more meat.
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Expansion information:
Uighurs have a long history. Uighur is a transliteration of Uighur's self proclaimed 'Uyghur', which means' Union ',' Alliance '(Volume 1 of rashter's history) and' condensation '.
Uighur is a multi-source ethnic group, the main sources are two: one is the Huihe people from the Mongolian grassland, the other is the indigenous people in the oasis of Southern Xinjiang. The two groups converged on a large scale in 840 A.D. and became a modern Uygur nation in the early 16th century.
The Uyghur people mainly live in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, mainly in the south of Tianshan Mountain. The oasis around Tarim Basin is the center of Uyghur people, especially Kashgar oasis, Hotan oasis, Aksu River and Tarim River Basin. Turpan Basin at the eastern end of Tianshan Mountain is also a relatively concentrated area of Uighurs. In the Ili Valley to the north of Tianshan Mountain and the areas of jimusar and Qitai, there are a few Uighurs who have settled down. In addition, there are also a small number of Uighurs in Taoyuan County of Hunan Province and Mianchi County of Henan Province.