A 500-word essay on entering the Uyghur nation

After visiting the residences of Afanti and Bayi, we went to visit a Uyghur family to get up close and personal with the Uyghurs.

The tour guide introduced the Uyghurs as a hospitable nation. They are good at singing and dancing, and they pay great attention to etiquette.

When we arrived at this house, a cuckold uncle had warmly greeted us at the door. He put his right hand on his left chest and said politely "Aximuses" (Hello). When you walk into the yard, you can see green grape vines everywhere. The vines are covered with bunches of grapes that are as transparent as agate. It's really tempting. He told us that men have a higher status than women in the Uyghurs, so men have priority in everything they do in the Uyghurs. He led us to a "big bed" with two slender wooden tables on which there were many hats of different colors. He speaks Mandarin very well. He first asked the men to take off their shoes and sit inside, while the women sat outside. After we sat down, we were served sweet fruits such as watermelon, grapes, etc. Haha, you can still wear the little hat on the table.

My uncle said that he graduated from Xinjiang University majoring in physical education and had participated in the Taekwondo competition in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. He returned to his hometown seven years ago. Because of his strong language skills, he always received guests when they came, and a family of more than ten people lived together. My uncle invited a very beautiful sister to dance the Uighur dance. The uncle said that this was her sister. She was the most beautiful in the family and the best at singing and dancing. The sister was wearing a bright yellow dress and a Uyghur hat. Her dance moves were so graceful. My mother even recorded it on a video recorder. My sister is very generous and always maintains a sweet smile.

After my sister performed the dance, my uncle taught us some representative Uyghur dance moves and added interesting words, which made us all laugh.

Next, our uncle took us to learn about raisins. He told us that raisins all have seeds, and some are too sweet to be felt when we snack on them. Raisins are particularly sweet. For the first time, I saw a raisin called Haloxylon ammodendron. It is so small, like a grape seed, and it is the smallest type of grape. He also told us that there are many people selling low-quality grapes now. He also did an experiment for us. When a green grape was soaked in water, the water turned green. I also learned that raisins are not dried in the sun, but in a room called the underworld.

After we bought some raisins, we discovered that uncle’s hat had another use - to hold money. We left his home with my uncle saying goodbye.