Introduction to the Luobu people: The Luobu people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in Xinjiang. They live by Xiaohaizi on the banks of the Tarim River. "They do not grow grains or herd livestock, but only fish in small boats for food." To this day. Maintaining original customs and habits, their life is full of mystery. At the beginning of the last century, the famous explorer Sven Hedin, led by the Rob guide Oldeke, searched for the "Old City of Loulan" and the "Grave of Thousands of Coffins - Xiaohe Cemetery" in the desert.
After the founding of New China, with the large-scale agricultural development in the upper and middle reaches of the Tarim River, the lower reaches of the Tarim River gradually dried up. Lop Nur, discovered in 1972, was completely dry. The Luobu people who were unwilling to give up their traditions moved up the Tarim River to present-day Yuli County, or even further upstream to Luopu County (Luopu is a different transliteration of Luobu), while others abandoned their boats and went ashore, changing their attitude to "no farming or grazing". Living a life of "eating fish", he began to "herd sheep and cattle, grow grain and cotton", and integrate into the life of the local modern Uyghurs. Nowadays, in this "Luobu Village" built after visiting ancient times, the descendants of the "Luobu" are showing the traditional life they inherited to tourists from all over the world in a place similar to the place where their ancestors lived.

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