Yugur ethnic group's musical drama debuts in Lanzhou city

Performers of the musical drama I am a Yugur Girl on stage. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

The original musical drama I am a Yugur Girl telling the Yugur ethnic group's story debuted at the Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou city, Gansu province on Jan 10.

The four-act drama tells the story of a Yugur girl's growthand displays the Yugur ethnic group's religion, music and history.

It took artists one year to create the drama, and a big screen background is employed to coordinate with music, dance and poetry.

Sunan Yugur autonomous county in Gansu aims to publicize local culture and attract more tourists through the performance.

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The Yugurs are an ancient nomadic people, descendents of a branch of the Uygurs who prospered during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) around the southeast Tarim Basin in Central Asia.

Most Yugurs raise animals in the snow-capped plateaus and desert grasslands of the northern region of the Qilian mountain range in today's Sunan Yugur autonomous county, Gansu province.

Edited by Peter Nordlinger