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Love Epic: Gharip and Sanam of the Uygurs
This epic is the tales of the lovers -- Gharip and Sanam, widely known among the Uygur people.

Heroic Epic: King Gesar of the Tibetan
King Gesar is a heroic epic collectively created by China's Tibetans.
  Religions

Christianity in China
According to historical records, the Jing Church, which was introduced into Tang Dynasty in 635 AD, was the first Christian religion that entered China.

Islam in China
As early as in the middle of the 7th century, Islam was introduced into China. Having spread and developed for 1300 years, going through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic Period (618-1949 A.D.), Islam has developed more than 20 million followers (Muslims) in China.

Mazar -- the Place of Paying Homage
Mazar (tombs) is a special religious system with strong regional characteristics practiced by Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Development of Urumqi
Xinjiang's urban construction is very backword before liberation.At that time there was only one city--Dihua(Urumqi),less than 10 square meters of the city's square,100 thounsand people .After more 50 years' construction ,Xinjiang developed quickly.Now,there are 19 cities,475 spuare meters of the city construction square.


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  Relics

Relics developed on the Silk Road(6)
Grand Moque of Kucha,rebuilt in 1935,Kucha,Xinjiang
  Viewpoints about Xinjiang

Xinjiang Uygur
The Autonomous Region of Xinjiang Uygur has 16% of China's land surface, making it China's largest province.
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