The Show Will Go On: Chinese Party-State Interpretations of the Navruz Festival in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

• In Event: Ethnicity and Stability in China

Brief Overview

This paper considers why the Chinese party-state recognizes Navruz, a Persian spring festival, against the backdrop of systematic Uyghur cultural erosion. It argues that the party-state keeps the festival alive to control Uyghur cultural narratives.

Author

• Allison L. Quatrini, Eckerd College