1. Urumqi
(People and Culture/Major Cities)

NAME OF CITY:  Urumqi   Urumqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the most 'inland' city in the world. With a population of two million ethnic inhabitants, the city is set in the ...

2. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
(People and Culture/Provinces)

Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is a large, sparsely populated area which takes up about one sixth of the country's territory. Area:1,655,800 square kilometers ...

3. Gansu Province
(People and Culture/Provinces)

... the Zinjiang Uygur Automonous  Region in the west, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the People’s Republic of Mongolia in the north. Area: 454,400 sq km Population: 25.9436 million Ethnic ...

4. Duar
(People and Culture/People Groups)

The Duar People The Daur live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Heilongjiang Province, and in the Tacheng area in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Only a minority lives ...

5. Dongxiang
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... Autonomous County while others are in Hezheng and Linxia counties, Lanzhou, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. While their name is derived from their location, the Dongxiang originated from the Mongols. ...

6. Kazak
(People and Culture/People Groups)

The Kazak People China's Kazaks live in the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, the Mori Kazak Autonomous County, and Barkol Kazak Autonomous County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Others ...

7. Salar
(People and Culture/People Groups)

...  Their language is a member of the Turkic language family and is almost identical to that of the Uygurs and Uzbeks. Since they have no written language, they use the Han (Chinese) script. A number of their ...

8. Tajik
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... There is no written language, and the children actually learn and study in the Uygur language. The Uygurs are another minority group in West China who are of Turkic descent. Their language is the trade ...

9. Tatar
(People and Culture/People Groups)

The Tatar People A small number of Tatars live in Northeast China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. They have a long history with their origins dating well before the Tang Dynasty. At one point ...

10. Uygur
(People and Culture/People Groups)

The Uygur People The vast majority of Uygurs live in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Officially founded by the Chinese government on October 1, 1955, it was previously known ...

11. Uzbek
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... in the city of Yining, located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Uzbek people can also be found in small numbers in the cities of Qoqek, Kashgar, Urumqi, Yarkant, and Kargilik. The Uzbek are recognized ...

12. Xibe
(People and Culture/People Groups)

... 1700s, many also live in Xinjiang. While the Xibe have their own language and script, many speak Mandarin, Manchu, Uygur and Kazak. It is believed the Xibe descend from the Xianbei people, a Mongol race ...