Local dancers performance

Ürümqi

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August 25th 2008
Follow me to my journey to Ürümqi. Xinjiang, China's largest province is predominantly Islamic. Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is a big city. Situated 186km west of Turpan, 900 meters above sea level; being the furthest away from the ocean. Mostly Han chinese but also consists of other minority groups like Uyghur, Hui muslims, Kazakhs, Mongols. The Uyghur people spe ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more