WANG OF THE MUQAM An art lover dedicated to collecting,recording,and preserving the traditional Uygur art form of Twelve Muqam

Upon arriving back in Urumqi after a 500-kilometer trek across Xinjiang from Hami,Wang Jiangjiang immediately began sorting the materials he collected on the trip:audio and video recordings from more than 30 Muqam artists.He also created a spreadsheet to catalogue information about their lives and careers.