The settlement of Gong Wei village

Some researchers pointed out that the formation of Wei Wu Village was due to the unequal relationship among the nationalities in the Yuan Dynasty. They believe that "although the status of Uighurs in the Yuan Dynasty is relatively high, it is lower than that of Mongolia. At the same time, they were born in sparsely populated Beijing, when the Han nationality was hostile to foreign nationalities. In this way, Uighurs in Beijing will unite, live together and defend themselves together. ..... The emergence of Wei Wu Village is the product of ethnic discrimination in Beijing history. "

The author believes that this view does not conform to historical facts. Indeed, from the overall perspective of the history of urban development, immigrants with low social status and lack of wealth and skills, especially ethnic minorities, often find it difficult to enter the urban area and can only live in the surrounding areas of the city. However, it is unconvincing to use this view to explain the historical events of the Yuan Dynasty and the birth of Wei Wu Village.

The fact is that a large number of foreigners, including Uighurs, have been living safely in Beijing since the Liao and Jin Dynasties. In the Yuan Dynasty, Uighurs enjoyed a special political status. They live steadily in Beijing, maintaining various customs of their own nation. "The god of Gao Chang wears a dagger and rides a sheep with a sword. 10 13, the Portuguese celebrated God's Day with Portuguese bread. " "In October, hundreds of stores, frost, pine, snow, leeks, ice, warm kang coal stove to cook fragrant beans. Burning deer, Gaochangjia is not as good as sheep's head. " In the Yuan Dynasty, the relationship between ethnic groups was basically harmonious, not hostile. Uighurs living in this city are safe. Obviously, the formation of Wei Wu Village has nothing to do with ethnic discrimination, nor is it for the so-called "unity and self-defense".

However, there is still a problem worth thinking about. In the literature about Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, we can't find any records about Uighur clan tombs. The author believes that this is related to the large-scale war in the late Yuan Dynasty and the ethnic policy in the early Ming Dynasty. With the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the intensification of ethnic conflicts, it is very difficult to preserve this alien cemetery in the suburbs of Beijing. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, flaunted the national policy of "expelling Tatars", pursued the policy of "making foreigners at home", ordered the prohibition of Hu surname, Hu Yu and Hu Fu, and described the change of Yuan and Ming Dynasties as a national revolution of "restoring the dignity of Han officials". [59] The Wang Ren Temple near Baishiqiao is the Queen's Temple in Yuan Dynasty, which was built by 6,800 guards. It's magnificent. But in the Ming dynasty, it soon disappeared without a trace and was difficult to find. It can also be imagined that the ending of the Uighur clan cemetery is the same.

Historical changes are often beyond people's imagination, but we can always find a trace to understand history. After all, the name of Wei Wu Village has been passed down to this day.