Feb 18
The 10 “Don’ts”: Uyghur Student Regulations in Aksu Xinjiang
Banned in China, Chinese Non-fiction, My Translations into English Add commentsXinjiang Student Regulations:
The 10 Don’ts
- Do not say or do things that are harmful to unity among the different ethnic groups
- Do not speak in a manner that is harmful to the unity of the nation
- Do not refuse to accept Marxist atheism
- Do not believe in religion, do not read religious books, and do not participate in religious and superstitious activities
- Do not participate in activities aimed at creating divisions among ethnic groups
- Do not read or publicize feudal superstitious materials
- Do not wear clothing of a religious nature or engage in behavior of a religious nature
- Do not copy other’s homework, cheat on tests or tell lies
- Do not arrive in class late, leave early or skip class
- Obey regulations and laws.
These Student Regulations were, according to Wang Li-Xiong, found on the wall of a school in Aksu, Xinjiang, during his visit there in 2003. Written in the Arabic-inspired Uyghur script, they were translated for him by a bilingual Uyghur.
This text is my translation of an excerpt from the 473-page Chinese book, My West Land, Your East Country (wo de xiyu, ni de dong tu) by Wang Li-Xiong. Page 121. Published by Locus Publishing, Taiwan.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:27 am
It’s funny, and only funny in mainland. hahaha. I wanna translate “10 don’ts” back to Chinese. Umm, but I guess I’d better not, for back-translation might be screened.