Protection of Xinjiang relics displayed

Chen Jianping, director of Library of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said, "We have recruited a postgraduate recently, who is the only one who understands the Chagatai language. A few of us only know a smattering."

Guliayimu is the postgraduate newly recruited. Graduating from the Xinjiang University with a major in Chagatai, she said that the language is not only hard to learn, but is applicable to few professions. Only two or three people will take up this major in her department, and even fewer could find a suitable job.

Altogether 400,000 volumes of archives have been registered in Xinjiang, among which 30,000 belong to local ethnic groups. The scarcity of professional talents is an impeding issue one can hardly ignore.

Measures have been taken up to tackle the problem. An initial draft of a coaching plan is in the pipeline. It's hoped that a talent pool will be set up in the long run to provide expertise in all aspects of relic protection.

Editor: Feng Hui