History and culture of the Residential Area on Hill Cliff
The residential area has more than 800 years history, and there are many pottery workshops on the hill cliff. The choice of clay, tools, the list of ingredient, equipments, form and shape, curving and airing, glazing pottery, burning and bringing out of kiln are all passed from ancestors. Uygur potteries are exquisite and full of ethic features, useful, beautiful and full of memorial meaning. The delicate, unique and original potteries are loved and collected by tourists from home and abroad. Many inhabitants in the residential area work on craft, and they work on Uygur hats, Embroidery, knives, leather, knitting and sewing.<more> |
