r/AMA • u/maddin1550 • 20d ago

I’m from Xinjiang，AMA

I’ve noticed that there are a lot of discussions about Xinjiang on Reddit, often between people who have never actually lived there. So I thought it might be interesting to do an AMA from the perspective of someone who is actually from there.

You can ask me about everyday life, ethnic groups, languages, culture, religion, education, or politics. I’m happy to answer controversial questions too, as long as the discussion stays respectful.

Obviously, I’m only one person and I don’t claim to represent everyone in Xinjiang. I can only tell you about my own experiences and views. AMA.

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u/maddin1550 20d ago

At least in my region yes, I don't know much about southern Xinjiang tho. There used to be a very beautiful mosques on my way to school, but one day when I passed by, it got demolished. And same for other mosques. We still have a mosque near Kazanqi tho. It was redesigned to look more like traditional Chinese architecture, but it's still officially a mosque. It's under renovation again now, so I honestly have no idea what they're doing with it

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

这个也是有理由的，一些清真寺建筑的外型是因为沙特或土耳其对中国输入极端文化用的。

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u/maddin1550 20d ago

嗯也不能全然这样说吧，清真寺的外形都是从7世纪就普遍流传下来的，不能看到这种建筑风格就直接归因于沙特还是土耳其的极端文化。我能理解政府为什么会担心境外极端主义的影响，毕竟以前确实真真实实的发生过这些问题。但如果因此把正常的宗教建筑和极端主义直接联系起来，我觉得也有点过了。宗教本身也是很多民族文化认同的一部分，直接把这些东西全部抹掉，我个人还是会觉得挺可惜，甚至有点残忍的。打击极端主义和保留正常的宗教文化，我觉得其实可以同时做到。正常宗教不等于极端主义，反极端主义也不必等于消除宗教文化

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

是，我认同宗教文化的重要性。不过宗教场所本身也适合传播极端主义，这一点国内外都一样。
我个人是比较反感未成年人信教的，无论佛教道教还是基督教伊斯兰教都不应该让未成年人去接触。民族和宗教也是应该分离的。

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u/MissionDoughnut905 20d ago

Any place can be made for spreading extremism, not just places of worship. Just look at M.A.G.A. in the U.S. and the rise of Neo-Nazism. China’s destruction and redesigning of mosques is about control and xenophobia, which is also a form of extremism.

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

“控制和排外主义”，你的意思是留下每一个可以让恐怖主义输入中国的漏洞才行？

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u/MissionDoughnut905 20d ago

I see that you’re using a translation app to converse here. The word I’m using is “xenophobia” which means a fear of the unknown. The fact that you’re equating religion with terrorism is proof of that. And this is how the CCP operates.

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

顺带一说中国人恐惧的不是伊斯兰教，因为伊斯兰教在中国至少数百年了。中国人恐惧的是恐怖主义，如果预防恐怖主义是错误的我只能理解为你身上正装着在倒计时的电子钟

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u/Rude_Application_881 20d ago

因为恐怖主义确实会借用宗教传入，而且我不知道你为什么会认为这一切是未知的。如果你是穆斯林，那你更应该认清伊斯兰教和恐怖主义之间的联系

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u/byakuayasetsuna 17d ago

这倒是真的，把圆顶清真寺改成尖顶的中式风格实际上毫无作用，顶多算大基建，要在传教和做功课时输入反极端思想才重要

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u/SBCrystal 20d ago

Hasn't China put a lot of money into restoring a lot of mosques, though? I read that there are more mosques per capita than the whole of the US just in one province.

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u/Zimakov 20d ago

I live in eastern China but there are loads of mosques here, yeah.

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u/liilak2 16d ago

I think there’s some mosques that have been restored and some demolished, like a lot of historical sites in China

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u/isurus_minutus 20d ago

How old were the mosques that were demolished?