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Along the Tarim River in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Uygur people have a distinctive celebration known as Meshrep, typically including music, dancing, poetry and conversation. In 2010, UNESCO inscribed the tradition in its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Along the Tarim River in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Uygur people have a distinctive celebration known as Meshrep, typically including music, dancing, poetry and conversation. In 2010, UNESCO inscribed the tradition in its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.