XiN JIANG

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Waheed Murad 029
M. Bilal Ahmad 036
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 XiN Jiang
Introduction.
Located in land-locked Central Asia, Xinjiang shares border with
7 countries including Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Xinjiang is a primarily
Islamic region in northwest China As part of the ancient
silkroad, Xinjiang is known for its multi-ethnic Euro-Asian
culture
 Xin jiang is multi-lingual:
Turkic (Arabic based) languages and Chinese.
It does not take long to realize you are in Islamic territory
where men still feel uncomfortable sitting among women.
Part of tradition in Central Asia
people here love carpet …. music …
Many restaurants here are operated by Chinese Muslims called
Hui
Uyghur is the biggest ethnic group In Xinjiang
 History
In the 13th century it was part of the Mongol Empire. After
that, the Turkic people prevailed again. In the 18th century,
the area was conquered by the Chinese Qing dynasty. In
after the Dungan Revolt (1862–77), the area was renamed
Xinjiang.
They were renamed Xinjiang in 1884 ( 新疆 ) meaning
"new frontier," when both regions were reconquered by
the Chinese Qing dynasty after the Dungan revolt (1862–
1877) It is now a part of the People's Republic of China.
Xinjiang historically consisted of two main geographically,
historically, and ethnically distinct regions with different
historical names: Dzungaria north of the Tianshan
Mountains; and the Tarim Basin south of the Tianshan
Mountains, currently mainly inhabited by the Uyghurs.
 Economy
Xinjiang received more than 150 million domestic
and foreign tourists in 2018, a year-on-year growth
of 40 percent, and 75.89 million tourists in the first
half of 2019, up 46 percent year on year," said Zakir.
"with 21 civil airports, traveling in and out of Xinjiang
by plane has become the first choice of many people," he
added. Booming tourism.
In 2018, Xinjiang received more than 150 million domestic
and international tourists,
an increase of 40 percent from a year earlier.
Foreign tourists (millions
From 2014 to 2019, the central government has poured more
than 2 trillion yuan (US$310 billion) into Xinjiang, with the
average annual rate of increase at 10 per cent, representing
more than 30 per cent of the region's total GDP over the six
years, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
 Xinjiang remains a major agricultural base, although
unlike coastal provinces, its economy does not heavily
rely on exports
 Best Places To Visit In Xinjiang, China
Xinjiang offers a great variety of natural landscapes and
historic-cultural sites. Three high mountain ranges cross
Xinjiang from west to east: Altai in the north, Tianshan in
the middle, and Pamir with Karakoram and Kunlunshan to
the south. The areas between the mountains are mainly
desert plains, as well as one of the world’s largest sandy
deserts: Taklamakan Desert.
Since Xinjiang borders eight countries (Mongolia, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
and India
 Urumqi
Xinjiang’s capital, Urumqi, qualifies as a mega city with its
3,5 million people and modern skyscrapers.
Urumqi is one of those modern cities that lacks ancient
history or any kind of “old town”. Predominantly designed
in Han Chinese style, there aren’t too many places of
interest in it.
 Kashgar
An important crossroads of the famous Silk Road routes,
another gorgeous city was established. This is Kashgar, a
remote Uyghur settlement surrounded by both desert
and some of the highest mountains on the Earth.
  Tashkurgan
Have you heard about the famous Karakoram Highway, passing
through Khunjerab. This heavenly road starts from Kashgar, crosses
the Pamir and Karakoram mountains, then runs between the Himalaya
and Hindukush mountains. It finally descends to the Indus River valley
in Pakistan.
Tashkurgan is a picturesque highland town, and the last on the
Karakoram Highway’s Xinjiang section. Tashkurgan is a small town,
located in 3100 m altitude near the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan
and Tajikistan, where the Pamir meets the Karakoram Mountains.
 Sayram Lake
The Tianshan is a stunning mountain range. Alpine peaks—
some of which reach 7000 m in altitude—glaciers, and
grasslands and alpine forests on the lower regions make
Tianshan a fantastic region to explore.
There is one such lake: Sayram Lake, one of the most
beautiful in Asia.
Sayram Lake is located near the Kazakhstan border, in Yili
county of Xinjiang. It’s called “the easternmost teardrop of
the Atlantic” .
 Muslims are a minority group in China, representing
between 0.45% to 2.85% (6 million to 39 million) of the
total population. Though Hui Muslims are the most
numerous group, the greatest concentration of Muslims
are in Xinjiang, which holds a significant Uyghur
population.
 This is a list of notable mosques in China. A mosque is a
place of worship for followers of the religion of Islam. The
first mosque in China was the Huaisheng Mosque in
Guangzhou, built during the Tang Dynasty in 627 CE. In of
2014 there were 39,135 mosques in China,[1][2] 25,000
of these are in Xinjiang, a north-west autonomous region,
having a high density of one mosque per 500 muslims.[3]
 In China, mosques are called Qīng Zhēn Sì ( 清真寺 , "Pure truth
temple"), a name which was also used by Chinese Jews for
synagogues. Other names include Huí Huí Táng ( 回回堂 , "Hui
people's hall"), Huí Huí Sì ( 回回寺 , "Hui people's temple"), Lǐ Bài
Sì ( 礼拜寺 , "Temple of worship"), Zhēn Jiào Sì ( 真教寺 , "True
teaching temple") or Qīng Jìng Sì ( 清净寺 , "Pure and clean
temple").[4][5]