Zaitunna
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in April 1965, female, Tatar ethnicity, a native of Tacheng City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. She comes from a Tatar family of culture; nurtured at home, she has a thorough understanding of Tatar customs and habits. She not only acquired traditional culture from her elders but also twice travelled abroad to study and exchange with Tatar communities, and she has a deep knowledge of Tatar history, food culture, music, dance and the Saban Festival. As president of the Tacheng Regional Tatar Cultural Association, she has long been engaged in organizing the Saban Festival. She is able to conduct ethnic cultural exchange in four ethnic languages. She attaches importance to the transmission and dissemination of the project: she has collected a large amount of ethnic material and established a cultural courtyard, a museum, a food hall and a pastry workshop, and has taken part in compiling books including The Tatar Saban Festival and Tatar Cuisine and Pastry Techniques.
Honors & Recognition
She is a national representative bearer of the Tatar Saban Festival, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Tatar Saban Festival Ⅹ-80
- Tatar Saban Festival Ⅹ-80
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