Am I really in China?

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Since arriving in Kashgar, I've probably seen about 10 Chinese people. The majority that live here are Uyghur (pronounced like wee-ga) people, which is an ethnic Turkic minority. So it's very strange seeing these people that look Turkic speaking Chinese! In addition, the people here use Arabic script for reading and writing so all signs here are in Chinese and Arabic, which again is very bizarre... Read Full Entry

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