Abdulwahid Avazi

Uyghur papermaker and cultural ambassador

Abdulwahid Avazi is a skilled Uyghur papermaker and cultural ambassador from the Xinjiang region. Born in 1975 in Kashgar, Xinjiang, he learned the art of papermaking from his father and has spent his life preserving and promoting traditional Uyghur papermaking techniques. Avazi has worked with various organizations to document and promote Uyghur culture, including the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Government and...