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What was the ancient name of Xinjiang? How many major musical systems are used in its traditional music? What is the most prominent one?

The ancient name of Xinjiang was "Western Regions", and it was the key point of the ancient "Silk Road". The Uyghur people living here absorbed the essence of several civilizations and created a splendid culture, which is especially famous for its songs and dances, such as "Guzi music", "Gaochang music", "Shule music", etc., even for the whole country. "Uyghur traditional music has an important influence on the development of the music culture of the whole Chinese nation, and it also affects the Japanese islands, the Korean Peninsula and Southeast Asia. Uyghur traditional music using East Asia, West Asia, North Africa and Europe, three major music system, the content is very rich, especially in song, music, dance, a trinity of large-scale suite art "twelve Mukam" is the most prominent.