Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Heritage

Decoding the sands of time

By Wang Ru | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-05-20 07:19
Share
Share - WeChat
Members of the team at their campsite. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY

The first time Matkasim entered the desert for archaeological studies was in 1990, when he followed Ediris to study the Niya ruins, remains of Jingjue state on the ancient Silk Road from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD. Since then, he had participated in multiple desert archaeological studies under the guidance of Ediris, and has grown into a mature desert archaeologist.

"Working in the desert is so arduous that I have considered giving it up, since we often had to stay in the desert for 20 or 30 days," says Matkasim. "I guess I could persist because I still love the work, the surprises of seeing ancient sites are always impressive."

He has learned a lot from Ediris. "His conscientiousness and attention to details have greatly influenced my style of work.

"When organizing an academic trip to the desert, he always considers every detail, down to reminding us of taking away cigarette ash. Learning from him, I was very careful when I led the teams. Over the past 35 years, my teams have remained accident-free as well," he says proudly.

On Jan 1, Matkasim retired from the culture and tourism bureau of Hotan prefecture, but he agreed to help complete the census work until next year. He has imparted much of his experience in the desert to Matyvsup, a young member of the team.

"Before this census, I worked in the Hotan Museum and was engaged with display design," says Matyvsup. "I had never had a chance to see cultural heritage in the desert as a local of Hotan. Therefore, I have been very excited participating in the census work, which allows me to have hands-on experience working in the desert.

"I treat Matkasim as my teacher. I have not only learned professional knowledge from him, but also his experience living and working in the desert, which can hardly be taught without practice. Now he has retired, and I will carry on the torch to give full play to what I have learned," he adds.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4   
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 成人黄色激情视频| 波多野结衣一区二区| 国产福利你懂的| h视频在线观看免费完整版| 日韩在线观看高清| 亚洲欧美另类视频| 精品无码AV无码免费专区| 国产成人免费午夜在线观看| 99re热视频这里只精品| 扒开双腿疯狂进出爽爽爽动态图| 亚洲一区二区影院| 深夜动态福利gif动态进| 四虎影永久在线观看精品| 亚洲精品aaa| 处破女18分钟完整版| 中文字幕无码乱人伦| 最新猫咪www免费人成| 亚洲精品在线电影| 精品国产综合区久久久久久| 国产国语在线播放视频| 2019国产麻豆剧传媒视| 天天操天天干天天操| 两性高清性色生活片性高清←片| 日韩人妻无码一区二区三区久久| 亚洲国产日韩在线| 澡人人澡人澡人人澡天天| 动漫美女和男人羞羞漫画| 蜜中蜜3在线观看视频| 国产欧美一区二区精品久久久| 97久久天天综合色天天综合色| 好朋友4韩国完整版观看| 丰满少妇作爱视频免费观看| 曰批视频免费30分钟成人 | 日韩成人免费视频播放| 亚洲欧洲日产国码二区首页| 男人肌肌捅女人肌肌视频| 啊轻点灬大ji巴太粗太长了视| 风间由美性色一区二区三区| 国产激情视频在线观看首页| 91av手机在线观看| 天堂8中文在线最新版在线|