Nurdun Esmayil (C) plays music with his son, Ehmet Nurdun (L), and his apprentice in his courtyard in Xinhe County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

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An enthusiast performs Guzheng, or Chinese zither, during a tourism industry conference in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 19, 2019. The ethnic instrument industry in Suning of Hebei ...

Nurdun Esmayil installs strings for a folk musical instrument with his friend at home in Xinhe County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu) In a small ...

URUMQI, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- In a small courtyard dappled with light under a grape arbor, 65-year-old Nurdun Esmayil was making handmade folk musical instruments with his family and apprentices.