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一、原文阅读
二、参考译文
三、完形练习(1)
四、完形练习(2)
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Why Sinkiang (新疆) Belongs to China (中国)？
为什么新疆属于中国？
(相关内容来自海外社交媒体对中国历史和文化较为客观的描述)
一、原文阅读
Part I: How it all Began
The answer is simple, and that is the Han Dynasty (漢朝).
(Map of modern China with the Han Dynasty’s former range carved to set comparison)
The Han Dynasty set the foundation for Sinkiang to become an inalienable part of the Chinese civilization.
This is was the time when our race became associated with the Han Chinese (漢族).
But before I do that, let me explain on what I am doing here:
This is a personal Quora “mini-series” in the form of a trilogy. Here I will explain from my own research and my own rationale of how Sinkiang became part of Chinese civilization and why Sinkiang is an inseparable part of China. Sinkiang does not belong to the Han Chinese, Sinkiang belongs to the Chinese nation (中華民族).
Part I - How it all Began
Sinkiang’s Etymology
Modern Perceptions of Sinkiang & Uighur Identity
Han Dynasty & Hsi-yu Relations: Beginnings of Chinese Influence
Part II - The Golden Age, Islam & the Mongols
Silk Roads: Buddhi *** , Trade & Security
T’ang Dynasty: China at Her Peak
The Rise of Islam & the Mongol Empire: The Emergence of Modern Uighur Identity
Part III - Sinkiang and the Modern Era
Ch’ing Dynasty: Becoming Sinkiang Province
Post-Imperial Era: Sinkiang within Modern China
Concluding Points
Today in Part I, I will explain why it has to be the Han Dynasty that permanently incorporated Sinkiang into our civilization. At the same time I will begin by disproving some myths and misconceptions about this mysterious land and its people. Without further adieu lets begin this historical adventure!
PART I: How it all Began
I. Sinkiang’s Etymology
The name Sinkiang (新疆) means “Western Frontier”. Traditionally we Chinese refer to the area of Sinkiang as Hsi-yu (西域) meaning “Western Realms”. The beautiful land of vast uninhibited deserts, mountains, prairies with dotted oases at the foot of the T’ien Shan (天山), Kwenlun Mountains (崑崙山) and Altai Mountains (阿爾泰山脈).
II. Modern Perceptions of Sinkiang & Uighur Identity
Sinkiang is atypical of what the ordinary Joe(普通人) would think of China because it looks nothing like what most people perceive as quintessential China!
When most foreigners think of Sinkiang as of 2021, they think of the Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (新疆維吾爾自治區) currently under the governance of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國) or the PRC。
With that kind of name, most people would associate it being the land designated for the Uighur people (維吾爾族), an ethnic group mostly associated with being of part Caucasoid/part Mongoloid stock along with being a member of the Islamic religion. They are a people with a completely different ethnicity, culture and lifestyle from the majority Han Chinese (漢族).
There are groups of people who either think Islam is native to Sinkiang and the Uighurs are an indigenous people. Western media constantly accuse the PRC government for diluting the Uighur culture.
I know what many of you are thinking, I am going to defend the PRC government.
The answer is no, far from it. In fact there are some truths towards the PRC’s history of treating local cultures and religions. The CCP is an atheistic party to the core that values extreme pragmati *** over any forms of ethics and morality. It is the definition of amorality.
However with that being said, the notion that Islam was always the native religion of the Uighurs and that Sinkiang was an independent country annexed by “China” is completely false.
The original people of the area that’s now called Sinkiang were not even Uighurs. In fact Islam was pretty recent for the Uighur people. Nevertheless back when Sinkiang was still called Hsi-yu, the term Uighur or Sinkiang didn’t even exist! Sinkiang was and is a melting pot!
What’s funny is that Sinkiang was quintessentially known as a “Buddhist cultural area” in ancient times because of the Silk Roads!
But the goal isn’t about whether to judge which camp is righteous. It isn’t about Uighur identity or the peoples who used to live in the area.
This answer is about how and why Sinkiang became a legitimate part of China and like I said it all starts with the Han Dynasty!
二、参考译文
第一部分:这一切是如何开始的
答案很简单，那就是汉朝。
汉朝为新疆成为中华文明不可分割的一部分奠定了基础........
正是在那个时候我们的种族与“汉族”联系在了一起。
但在此之前，让我先解释一下我在这里做什么:
这是一个以三部曲形式呈现的Quora个人“迷你系列”。在这里，我将从我自己的研究和我自己的理论出发，解释新疆是如何成为中华文明的一部分，为什么新疆是中国不可分割的一部分。新疆不属于汉族，新疆属于中华民族。
第一部分-这一切是如何开始的
“新疆”一词的来源
新疆的现代认知与 *** 尔族的身份认同
汉朝与西域关系: 中国影响的开端
第二部分:黄金时代， *** 教和蒙古人
丝绸之路:佛教，贸易和安全
唐朝:中国的巅峰时期
*** 教的兴起与蒙古帝国:现代 *** 尔族认同的出现
第三部分:新疆与近代
清朝:并入新疆省
后帝国时代:近代中国的新疆
结束语
今天在第一部分中，我将解释为什么必须是汉朝把新疆永久地纳入我们的文明。与此同时，我将首先驳斥有关这片神秘土地及其人民的一些错误观念和误解。话不多说，让我们开始这次历史的冒险之旅吧!
第一部分：这一切是如何开始的
1、“新疆”一词的来源
新疆这个名字的意思是“西部边疆”。传统上，我们中国人称新疆地区为西域，意为“西方王国”。这片美丽的土地上有广阔无垠的沙漠、山脉、草原，泰山、昆仑山和阿尔泰山脚下点缀着绿洲。
2、新疆的现代认知与 *** 尔族认同
新疆不是普通人眼中的中国的典型，因为它看起来一点也不像大多数人眼中的典型中国!
当大多数外国人想到2021年的新疆时，他们想到的是目前在中华人民共和国或中华人民共和国治理下的新疆 *** 尔自治区。
有了这样的名字，大多数人会联想到它是为 *** 尔人指定的土地，一个主要与部分高加索人/部分蒙古人血统有关的民族，同时也是 *** 宗教的成员。他们是一个与汉族完全不同的民族、文化和生活方式。
有些人认为 *** 教是新疆土生土长的， *** 尔人是土生土长的。西方媒体不断指责中国 *** 稀释 *** 尔文化。
我知道你们很多人在想什么，我将捍卫中华人民共和国 *** 。
答案是否定的，远非如此。事实上，对于中国对待当地文化和宗教的历史，有一些事实。中国 *** 是一个无神论政党的核心，重视极端实用主义超过任何形式的伦理和道德。这就是非道德的定义。
尽管如此，所谓 *** 教一直是 *** 尔族的原生宗教、新疆是被“中国”吞并的独立国家的说法是完全错误的。
现在被称为新疆的地区的原始人甚至都不是 *** 尔人。事实上， *** 教对维族人来说是最近才有的。然而，在新疆还被称为西域的时候， *** 尔人或新疆这个词甚至都不存在!新疆过去是，现在也是一个大熔炉!
有趣的是，由于丝绸之路，新疆在古代被称为典型的“佛教文化区”!
但目标不是要判断哪个阵营是正义的。这与 *** 尔人的身份或曾经生活在这一地区的人无关。
这个答案是关于新疆如何以及为什么成为中国合法的一部分，就像我说的，这一切都始于汉朝!
三、完形练习(1)
Part I: How it all Began
The answer is simple, and that is the Han Dynasty (漢朝).
The Han Dynasty set the __________ for Sinkiang to become an inalienable part of the Chinese civilization.
This is was the time ____ our race became __________ with the Han Chinese (漢族).
But before I do that, let me explain on what I am doing here:
This is a personal Quora “mini-series” in the ____ of a trilogy. Here I will explain from my own research and my own _________ of how Sinkiang became part of Chinese civilization and why Sinkiang is an ___________ part of China. Sinkiang does not belong to the Han Chinese, Sinkiang belongs to the Chinese nation (中華民族).
Part I - How it all Began
Sinkiang’s Etymology
Modern Perceptions of Sinkiang & Uighur identity
Han Dynasty & Hsi-yu Relations: Beginnings of Chinese Influence
Part II - The Golden Age, Islam & the Mongols
Silk Roads: Buddhi *** , Trade & Security
T’ang Dynasty: China at Her Peak
The Rise of Islam & the Mongol Empire: The _________ of Modern Uighur Identity
Part III - Sinkiang and the Modern Era
Ch’ing Dynasty: Becoming Sinkiang Province
Post-Imperial Era: Sinkiang within Modern China
Concluding Points
Today in Part I, I will explain why it has to be the Han Dynasty that ___________ incorporated Sinkiang into our civilization. At the same time I will begin by __________ some myths and misconceptions about this __________ land and its people. Without further adieu lets begin this historical _________!
PART I: How it all Began
I. Sinkiang’s Etymology
The name Sinkiang (新疆) means “Western ________”. Traditionally we Chinese _____ __ the area of Sinkiang __ Hsi-yu (西域) meaning “Western Realms”. The beautiful land of ____ uninhibited deserts, mountains, ________ with dotted oases at the foot of the T’ien Shan (天山), Kwenlun Mountains (崑崙山) and Altai Mountains (阿爾泰山脈).
II. Modern Perceptions of Sinkiang & Uighur Identity
Sinkiang is ________ of what the ordinary Joe(普通人) would think of China because it looks nothing like what most people ________ as quintessential China!
When most foreigners think of Sinkiang __ __ 2021, they think of the Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (新疆維吾爾自治區) currently _____ the __________ of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國) or the PRC。
____ that kind of name, most people would associate it being the land designated for the Uighur people (維吾爾族), an ______ group mostly associated with being of part Caucasoid/part Mongoloid _____ along with being a member of the Islamic religion. They are a people with a __________ different ethnicity, culture and lifestyle from the ________ Han Chinese (漢族).
There are groups of people who either think Islam is ______ to Sinkiang and the Uighurs are an indigenous people. Western media __________ accuse the PRC government ___ diluting the Uighur culture.
I know what many of you are thinking, I am going to ______ the PRC government.
The answer is no, far from it. In fact there are some ______ towards the PRC’s history of treating local cultures and religions. The CCP is an _________ party to the core that ______ extreme pragmati *** ____ any forms of ethics and morality. It is the definition of amorality.
However with that being said, the ______ that Islam was always the native religion of the Uighurs and that Sinkiang was an independent country _______ by “China” is completely false.
The ________ people of the area that’s now called Sinkiang were not ____ Uighurs. In fact Islam was pretty recent for the Uighur people. ____________ back when Sinkiang was still called Hsi-yu, the term Uighur or Sinkiang didn’t even _____! Sinkiang was and is a melting pot!
What’s _____ is that Sinkiang was quintessentially known as a “Buddhist cultural area” in _______ times because of the Silk Roads!
But the goal isn’t about whether to _____ which camp is _________. It isn’t about Uighur identity or the peoples who used to live in the area.
This answer is about how and why Sinkiang became a __________ part of China and like I said it all starts ____ the Han Dynasty!
四、完形练习(2)
Part I: How it all Began
The answer is ______, and that is the Han Dynasty (漢朝).
The Han Dynasty ___ the foundation for Sinkiang to become an ___________ part of the Chinese civilization.
This is was the time when our ____ became associated with the Han Chinese (漢族).
But before I do that, let me explain on what I am doing here:
This is a personal Quora “mini-series” in the form of a _______. Here I will explain from my own research and my own rationale of how Sinkiang became part of Chinese ____________ and why Sinkiang is an inseparable part of China. Sinkiang does not ______ to the Han Chinese, Sinkiang belongs to the Chinese nation (中華民族).
Part I - How it all Began
Sinkiang’s Etymology
Modern Perceptions of Sinkiang & Uighur Identity
Han Dynasty & Hsi-yu Relations: Beginnings of Chinese Influence
Part II - The Golden Age, Islam & the Mongols
Silk Roads: Buddhi *** , Trade & Security
T’ang Dynasty: China at Her Peak
The Rise of Islam & the Mongol Empire: The Emergence of Modern Uighur Identity
Part III - Sinkiang and the Modern Era
Ch’ing Dynasty: Becoming Sinkiang Province
Post-Imperial Era: Sinkiang within Modern China
Concluding Points
Today in Part I, I will explain why it has to be the Han Dynasty that permanently ____________ Sinkiang into our civilization. At the same time I will begin by disproving some _____ and ______________ about this mysterious land and its people. Without further _____ lets begin this historical adventure!
PART I: How it all Began
I. Sinkiang’s Etymology
The name Sinkiang (新疆) means “Western Frontier”. _____________ we Chinese refer to the area of Sinkiang as Hsi-yu (西域) meaning “Western ______”. The beautiful land of vast ___________ deserts, mountains, prairies with ______ oases at the foot of the T’ien Shan (天山), Kwenlun Mountains (崑崙山) and Altai Mountains (阿爾泰山脈).
II. Modern Perceptions of Sinkiang & Uighur Identity
Sinkiang is atypical of what the ________ Joe(普通人) would think of China because it looks nothing like what most people perceive as ______________ China!
When most foreigners think of Sinkiang as of 2021, they think of the Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (新疆維吾爾自治區) _________ under the governance of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國) or the PRC。
With that kind of name, most people would associate it being the land __________ for the Uighur people (維吾爾族), an ethnic group mostly associated with _____ of part Caucasoid/part Mongoloid stock along with being a member of the Islamic ________. They are a people with a completely different _________, culture and lifestyle from the majority Han Chinese (漢族).
There are groups of people who either think Islam is native to Sinkiang and the Uighurs are an __________ people. Western media constantly ______ the PRC government for ________ the Uighur culture.
I know what many of you are thinking, I am going to defend the PRC government.
The answer is no, ___ from it. In fact there are some truths towards the PRC’s history of ________ local cultures and religions. The CCP is an atheistic party to ___ core that values extreme __________ over any forms of ______ and ________. It is the definition of amorality.
However with that being said, the notion that Islam was always the ______ religion of the Uighurs and that Sinkiang was an independent country annexed by “China” is __________ _____.
The original people of the area that’s now ______ Sinkiang were not even Uighurs. In fact Islam was pretty ______ for the Uighur people. Nevertheless back when Sinkiang was still called Hsi-yu, the ____ Uighur or Sinkiang didn’t even exist! Sinkiang was and is a _______ ___!
What’s funny is that Sinkiang was ________________ known as a “Buddhist cultural area” in ancient times because of the Silk Roads!
But the goal isn’t about whether to judge which ____ is righteous. It isn’t about Uighur ________ or the peoples who used to live in the area.
This answer is about how and why Sinkiang became a legitimate part of China and like I said it ___ ______ with the Han Dynasty!
