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Muqam is a beautiful treasure in the treasure house of Xinjiang national art. In order to make this Muqam art To carry forward the great work and ensure that there are successors, the author recently learned from the Autonomous Region Department of Culture that Xinjiang will establish several Xinjiang Ermuqam inheritance centers in Kashgar, Ili, Aksu, Hotan, Turpan, Hami and other places and states.

Twelve Muqam is the name of the excellent classical music of the Han people, that is, a large-scale music suite. It is a huge musical wealth created by the people of Seoul and is known as the "Pearl of Oriental Music". Twelve Muqam music has a very long history. It inherits and develops music such as "Qiuci Music", "Shule Music", "Gaochang Music", "Yizhou Music", and "Yutian Music" in ancient Western Region music. Tradition has formed a complete art form during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and has had a positive impact on the development of Chinese music. In the 16th century AD, Queen Amanisha Khan of the Yarkand Khanate organized musicians to systematically standardize the Twelve Muqam music spread among the people, so that the Muqam music could be preserved more completely.

There are many different styles of Muqam music currently, including Kashgar Muqam, Duolang Muqam, Hami Muqam, Turpan Muqam, Ili Muqam, etc. Among them, the Kashgar Muqam is the most complete and representative form, and is widely spread in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. There are ten sets of Kashgar Muqam, so people are accustomed to calling it the Twelve Muqam. The Twelve Muqam is a masterpiece of art that integrates literature, history, music, dance and folk customs.

It is understood that the main function of the Muqam Heritage Center is to recruit local people who can sing one or more Muqam completely and have a good grasp of song, dance and music. "Muqam" serves as a master to cultivate inheritors of Muqam art.