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Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter
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14 Jul 2000

New in IGCS - Other Internet Guides to East Asia:

The Western Yugur Steppe

Ed./Corp.: Marti Roos, in collaboration with Hans Nugteren (Leiden Univ.,
The Netherlands), and Zhong Jinwen (Central Univ. for Nationalities,
Beijing, China)
URL: http://www3.cybercities.com/w/westernyugur/index.htm
Language: English.

Description: Marti Roos, webmaster of the site, recieved her PhD in
Turcology at Leiden Univ., Netherlands. The site contains a lot of
introductory material (including a synopsis of Western Yugurology in the
19th and 20th century) and a very rich bibliographical section.

Site contents:
(1) Introduction (The Western Yugur people; Sunan Yugur Autonomous County;
The Western Yugur language; Yugurology);
(2) Literature and culture (Folk tales; Folk wisdom; Folk songs; Proverbs;
Riddles; Religion);
(3) Entertainment (Western Yugur cuisine; Traditional calendar; Pictures of
the country; Pictures of the traditional costume; Post office; The weather);
(4) References (Bibliography; Search; Links).

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With kind regards,

Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask])

INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/

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