Speaking of Toli County, many friends around may not be very familiar with it. Toli County is located in the geographical heart of Eurasia, which is the farthest place between Eurasia and the sea. Since ancient times, Toli County has been located in the Western Regions, which is the famous hometown of Dongbula in Xinjiang. Almost everyone in Toli can play the beautiful Dongbula.
Tori in Tacheng is a place where Kazakhs live, and it is also known as the hometown of Dongbula. Almost everyone in Tori can play Dongbula. Old Mr. Minur, a folk craftsman, has been engaged in Dongbula production for more than 40 years. Judging from his skillful movements and his intoxicated appearance when playing Dongbula, we know that love is a wonderful thing. China's craftsmanship can be inherited and carried forward from generation to generation because of love. This time, we will go to the hometown of Dongbula and experience the process of Dongbula production.
Dongbula looks very light. It is a traditional plucked musical instrument of the Kazakh people in North Asia and Central Asia. It is especially popular among the Kazakhs and Oroqen people in Mongolia, Russia, Siberia, Xinjiang, and the Great Khingan Mountains in Northeast China. Dongbula is widely spread on the grassland, and there are many styles. The Dongbula we see here is basically two strings, It is a miracle that such a simple instrument can play melodious music.
It is a kind of beautiful enjoyment to watch the old man Minur making Dongbula. The charm of handcrafting comes from his deep love. Now he is more than 70 years old and has been engaged in the production of Dongbula for more than 40 years. In the long time, he has devoted his love for Dongbula to the thickness of each piece of wood and the length of each inch of wood to make Dongbula sound accurate and beautiful.
The strength and speed of Dongbula's playing vary, which is especially suitable for fast music. Listening to Mr. Minur's playing is a kind of aesthetic enjoyment. Dongbula is a Kazakh national instrument, and each piece of music is full of their enthusiasm for life and beautiful future.
The soil and water on one side nourishes the people on the other side. It is the love of Tori people for Dongbula that makes this place a famous Dongbula town in Xinjiang. Tori County held the largest Dongbula concert in the world in May 2010. 10495 people from 28 ethnic groups played Kazakh music together. You can imagine the spectacular scene at that time. The singing accompanied by Dongbula is full of strong national temperament, character, ideal and pursuit, It is the soul of the Kazakh people, emitting a strong flavor of life and regional customs.