Kurban Tulum

Kurban Tulum

Colorized photo of Kurban Tulum's meeting with Mao Zedong
Born 1883 (1883)
Yutian County, Xinjiang
Died May 26, 1975(1975-05-26) (aged 91–92)
Occupation Farmer

Kurban Tulum (Chinese: 库尔班・吐鲁木, Uyghur: قۇربان تۇلۇم‎, ULY: qurban tulum, 1883[1] - May 26, 1975), also called Uncle Kurban (Chinese: 库尔班大叔), was a Uyghur who lived in Yutian County, Xinjiang, China in what was the Keriya oasis.[1][2] He has been promote by the Communist Party of China as a symbol of unity with the Uyghurs.[3]

Life

According to local cadre, prior to the arrival of the Communist Party, Kurban was a peasant who worked as a seasonal laborer for a Uyghur landlord. During the land reforms of 1952, Kurban receive land and various other properties.[1] He is said to have visited Urumuqi, the political center of Xinjiang, by riding a donkey, to show his appreciation of the People's Liberation Army's role in the liberation of his area.[2] He tried to hitchhike to Beijing, but was unsuccessful.[1]

In May 1958, he was chosen as part of the agricultural delegation to Beijing. The delegation reached Beijing on June 18, and they met with Mao Zedong on June 28, 1958.[1]

He was elected as one of the delegates to the 2nd National People's Congress in 1959 and 4th National People's Congress in 1975.[4]

Legacy

Today, the monuments of his shaking hands with Chairman Mao stand at the center of Keriya and in Tuanjie Square of Hotan, the center of his area.[2]

As a propaganda, a song "Where Are You Going, Uncle Kurban?" (Chinese: 库尔班大叔您去哪儿？) was later made and a film "Uncle Kurban Visits Beijing" (Chinese: 库尔班大叔上北京) was made in 2002. He is a well-known figure in China as his name also appears in the school textbooks.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hayes, Anna; Clarke, Michael (2015). Inside Xinjiang: Space, Place and Power in China's Muslim Far Northwest. Routledge. ISBN 9781317672500. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kurban Tulum meets Mao Zedong". centralasiatraveler.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  3. ↑ Kurban Tulum and Chairman Mao Zedong Monument, Unity Square, Hotan, Xinjiang, China
  4. ↑ 新疆自治区党委统战部 (2016-12-30). "库尔班•吐鲁木与八枚证章背后的故事". The United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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