Yibulayingyakefu
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Yibulayingyakefu, Male, Uyghur, from Xinjiang, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Uyghur Dasitan (Ⅰ-71). The tradition is documented in Xinjiang. Within the regional tradition and school record of Uyghur Dasitan in Xinjiang: The Uyghur dastan take the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as their main area of circulation; the gathering places of all-people festivals, the bazaar, the mazar (places of excursion) and places of labour are important venues of dastan performance and transmission. The Uyghur dastan are the general name for Uyghur narrative poems, handed down from generation to generation in the form of performance by the folk narrative artists the dastanchi and current in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. By content and form they may be divided into heroic dastan, love dastan, historical dastan and janamah dastan, representative works including The Legend of Oghuz, Alip and Sanam and Nozigum.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Yibulayingyakefu is anchored in the documented technical standards of Uyghur Dasitan in Xinjiang. Within the documented technical tradition of Uyghur Dasitan in Xinjiang: The Uyghur dastan are the general name for Uyghur narrative poetry, their content very wide; by content and form they may be divided into heroic dastan, love dastan, historical dastan and janamah dastan, current mainly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Uyghur heroic dastan are fairly long, taking major historical events and heroic legends as their subject matter and reflecting in verse the wars between Uyghur tribes and peoples and the great deeds of heroic figures. The Uyghur love dastan mainly celebrate the faithful love of the hero and heroine and expose the tragedies caused by society's interference in young people's marriage and love. The Uyghur historical dastan take major historical events and figures as their subject and praise the protagonists' spirit of dedication to the people's interests. The Uyghur dastan are performed and handed down from generation to generation by the folk narrative artists the dastanchi. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "The Legend of Oghuz": One of the representative works of the Uyghur dastan. "Alip and Sanam": A representative work of the Uyghur love dastan. "Nozigum": One of the representative works of the Uyghur dastan. "Performance by the Dastanchi": The mode of transmission through performance by the folk narrative artist the dastanchi.
The Legend of Oghuz
One of the representative works of the Uyghur dastan.
Alip and Sanam
A representative work of the Uyghur love dastan.
Nozigum
One of the representative works of the Uyghur dastan.
Performance by the Dastanchi
The mode of transmission through performance by the folk narrative artist the dastanchi.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Yibulayingyakefu was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Uyghur Dasitan, with Xinjiang as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Uyghur Dasitan in Xinjiang: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Xinjiang as its declared area, and Xinjiang Folk Literature and Art Association as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The Uyghur dastan are the general name for Uyghur narrative poems, handed down from generation to generation in the form of performance by the folk narrative artists the dastanchi and current in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. By content and form they may be divided into heroic dastan, love dastan, historical dastan and janamah dastan, representative works including The Legend of Oghuz, Alip and Sanam and Nozigum.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiahe Maimaiti | Xinjiang | 03-0798 | Same declared area |
| Wubuliaisan Maimaiti | Xinjiang | 04-1501 | Same declared area |
| Yibulayingyakefu | Xinjiang | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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