I have been travling for 37 days now and have really covered some territory. Just see that long purple line in the picture. I have made it to the western most province called Xinjiang. This actually isn't a province it is an autonomous region. Meaning they have more local control than other provinces, there are 5 autonomous regions: Guanxi, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. Xinjiang is known for being home to the Uighur (Uyger) minority group. There are 55 recongonized minority groups in China and they all have their own unique culture.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Uighur and Chinese Minorities
I have been travling for 37 days now and have really covered some territory. Just see that long purple line in the picture. I have made it to the western most province called Xinjiang. This actually isn't a province it is an autonomous region. Meaning they have more local control than other provinces, there are 5 autonomous regions: Guanxi, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. Xinjiang is known for being home to the Uighur (Uyger) minority group. There are 55 recongonized minority groups in China and they all have their own unique culture.
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