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Am I really in China?

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July 27th 2008
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 ... 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