The legend of Dabancheng girl

It is said that this folk song originated more than 200 years ago. At that time, the Qing government implemented the immigration policy. After the immigrants from Shaanxi and Gansu settled down, the descendants bred by the integration were all strong men, driving a carriage with chic. The girl's beautiful long braid will be dragged on the ground. They lived and worked in this oasis at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, which gave birth to this widely circulated folk song.

There is another saying that in 1865, Akuta, an ambitious and brutal Central Asian aggressor, led an army to invade Xinjiang and established a reactionary regime with the support of Britain. Attack the city slightly, occupy the whole southern Xinjiang and parts of northern Xinjiang, and capture Turpan and Urumqi in 1870+065438+ 10, and deploy heavy troops in Dabancheng, Turpan and Toksun to compete with the Qing army that recovered Xinjiang. Among the Agubai troops stationed in Dabancheng, a young Uighur soldier captured from Turpan fell in love with a beautiful local girl, Alamuhan. However, the beautiful love was quickly shattered by the cruel reality. After the Agubai gang was defeated by the Qing army, the remnants retreated to Turpan, and the lover was in Where Are You Going? So the poor young man expressed his sadness in the song. "I watched and watched, but I never saw her again, and Dabancheng gradually faded away." I am really an unfortunate person, so I left Aram Khan forever ... "This Turpan folk song became the predecessor of Dabancheng girl.

It is worth mentioning that this Turpan folk song with the same theme as "The Girl in Dabancheng" points out that the girl in Dabancheng is called "Alamuhan", but the lyrics are different from the meaning expressed in the previous song. "My pear fell to the ground, would you like to help me pick it up? I want to kiss you, but I am not tall enough. Would you like to bend down for me ... "The whole song was full of euphemism and hesitation, and finally it ended in Alamu Khan in Dabancheng. Although there is some sadness, the disappointment left in people's hearts will leave a deep impression.