Abstract
This study examines the role of handicrafts in the development of tourism in Xinjiang, China. One year of fieldwork in Xinjiang involved surveys of handicraft factories. The proposition investigated is that international tourism causes an evolution of crafts into two types: touristic and ethnic crafts. The duality in form and function is matched by a duality in markets and resources. Within Xinjiang, Urumqi is found to be a modernized producer of touristic crafts while the significance of craft production in Turpan has been reduced. In contrast, tourism has encouraged certain types of craft production in Kashgar and Kucha, while less of an impact is present in Gulja.
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