维吾尔族枝条编织（柳编） Uyghur Branch / Wicker Weaving

维吾尔族枝条编织（柳编）技艺是新疆吐鲁番、和田、喀什、阿克苏等地区广泛流传的传统手工编织技艺，2008年列入第二批国家级非物质文化遗产名录，项目编号Ⅶ-55，保护单位为吐鲁番市高昌区文化馆。该技艺利用新疆本地出产的红柳枝、胡杨枝、白柳枝、杨树枝、榆树枝等天然枝条为原料，全手工编织生产农具、生活用品、畜牧用具、工艺品四大类235种制品，在新疆已有近3000年传承历史。

Uyghur branch weaving (wickerwork) is a traditional hand-weaving craft widely spread in Turpan, Hotan, Kashgar, Aksu and other regions of Xinjiang. It was listed in the second batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008, with project number VII-55, protected by Gaochang District Cultural Center of Turpan. The craft uses local natural branches such as red willow, Populus euphratica, white willow, poplar and elm as raw materials, hand-weaving 235 kinds of products in four categories: agricultural tools, daily necessities, animal husbandry utensils and crafts, with nearly 3000 years of inheritance history in Xinjiang.

维吾尔族枝条编织成品结实耐用、透气防潮、天然环保，广泛用于南疆各族群众生产生活，馕筐、果盘、抬把子、粮囤等制品是绿洲生活不可或缺的日常器具，是适应新疆干旱气候的传统生态手工技艺。（资料来源：S1、S2）

Uyghur branch weaving products are sturdy, breathable, moisture-proof and eco-friendly, widely used in production and life of all ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang. Products such as naan baskets, fruit plates, carrying racks and grain bins are indispensable daily utensils for oasis life, as a traditional ecological handicraft adapting to Xinjiang arid climate.

维吾尔族枝条编织技艺起源可追溯至新石器时代新疆地区的原始编织活动，距今近3000年历史，且末、尼雅遗址均出土过春秋战国时期的柳编织物残片；汉唐时期随着丝绸之路贸易发展，枝条编织技艺在西域绿洲广泛普及，成为当地居民生产生活的必备技艺，编织品不仅满足本地使用，还沿丝路销往中原地区。

The origin of Uyghur branch weaving can be traced back to primitive weaving activities in Xinjiang in the Neolithic Age, with nearly 3000 years of history. Fragments of wickerwork from Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods have been unearthed from Qiemo and Niya ruins. With the development of Silk Road trade in Han and Tang dynasties, branch weaving was widely popularized in Western Region oases, becoming an essential skill for local residents. Woven products not only met local needs, but were also sold to Central Plains along the Silk Road.

传统枝条编织技艺依靠家族口传心授、邻里相授传承，在吐鲁番、喀什、和田等地传承数十代，完整保留了西域传统平编、绞编、麻花编等多种编织技法，形成了独具地域特色的编织体系，是新疆绿洲文明的重要组成部分。（资料来源：S1、S3）

Traditional branch weaving is inherited orally through families and neighbors, passed down for dozens of generations in Turpan, Kashgar and Hotan. It completely retains traditional Western Region weaving techniques such as plain weave, twist weave and twist braid, forming a unique regional weaving system as an important part of Xinjiang oasis civilization.

维吾尔族枝条编织技艺以就地取材、全手工编织为核心特征，原料全部采用新疆本地天然生长的红柳、胡杨、白柳、杨、榆等灌木枝条，无需额外加工材料，仅以削刀、枝剪为简单工具，经选料、浸泡、削条、编织、锁边、修整几道工序即可完成成品。

Uyghur branch weaving is characterized by local materials and full hand-weaving. All raw materials are natural shrub branches locally grown in Xinjiang such as red willow, Populus euphratica, white willow, poplar and elm, no additional processing materials needed, only using simple tools like paring knife and branch scissors. Products can be completed through material selection, soaking, strip paring, weaving, edge locking and trimming.

编织技法丰富多样，包含平编、绞编、麻花编、六角编、人字编、回纹编等20余种传统编法，可编织出不同纹理效果；成品造型随用途变化，涵盖生产农具、生活器具、畜牧用具、装饰工艺品四大类235种产品，结实耐用、透气防潮、天然无漆，可使用十余年不坏，完美适应南疆干旱多风沙的气候环境，是绿洲生活智慧的集中体现。（资料来源：S1、S3、S5）

It has rich weaving techniques, including over 20 traditional methods such as plain weave, twist weave, twist braid, hexagonal weave, herringbone weave and fret weave, which can produce different texture effects. Product shapes vary with uses, covering 235 kinds of products in four categories: agricultural tools, daily utensils, animal husbandry appliances and decorative crafts. The products are sturdy, breathable, moisture-proof and natural without paint, can be used for more than ten years, perfectly adapting to the arid and sandy climate of southern Xinjiang, as a concentrated embodiment of oasis life wisdom.

维吾尔族枝条编织是新疆绿洲人民适应自然、利用自然的生活智慧结晶：南疆干旱少树，当地人民就地取材，利用沙漠边缘耐干旱、耐盐碱的红柳、胡杨等灌木枝条编织生活器具，不破坏乔木资源，成品用坏后可自然降解回归自然，是典型的生态循环传统技艺，蕴含着朴素的生态理念。

Uyghur branch weaving is the crystallization of life wisdom of Xinjiang oasis people adapting to and utilizing nature: southern Xinjiang is arid with few trees, local people use local materials, weaving daily utensils from drought-resistant and salt-tolerant shrub branches such as red willow and Populus euphratica on desert edge, without destroying arbor resources. Worn-out products can be naturally degraded back to nature, as a typical ecological cycle traditional craft containing simple ecological concepts.

枝条编织承载着新疆各族人民共同的生活记忆：馕筐、果盘、抬把子、粮囤等编织品是南疆家家户户必备的生活器具，编织过程中邻里互助、母女相传的传承方式，承载着绿洲社会的人情往来与家庭温情，是新疆多民族共居共享的生活文化体现。

Branch weaving bears the common life memory of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang: woven products such as naan baskets, fruit plates, carrying racks and grain bins are necessary daily utensils for every household in southern Xinjiang. The inheritance mode of neighborhood mutual help and mother-daughter transmission during weaving bears the human relations and family warmth of oasis society, reflecting the shared life culture of multi-ethnic co-residence in Xinjiang.

当代枝条编织在保留传统实用器具的基础上，发展出花篮、装饰画、摆件、文创产品等新的品类，融入现代生活审美，成为新疆特色非遗IP，通过电商、文旅体验等方式走向全国，让古老技艺在当代焕发新的活力。

On the basis of retaining traditional practical utensils, contemporary branch weaving has developed new categories such as flower baskets, decorative paintings, ornaments and cultural creative products, integrating into modern life aesthetics, becoming a characteristic intangible cultural heritage IP of Xinjiang, going to the whole country through e-commerce and cultural tourism experience, making ancient craft glow with new vitality in contemporary times.