by David Butow–Saba for USNWR

Xinjiang, the westernmost province of China, lies in a vast desert area containing the country's most valuable resources of oil, lead, zinc, and gold. Living amongst this natural wealth are the Uighurs, an ethnic minority in China but the majority in the province. The approximately 8 million Uighurs are a unique Muslim society with a Turkish dialect and are physically and culturally distinct from the ethnic Chinese. Here, shoppers walk by stores in downtown Kashgar, a market town on the fabled Silk Road.

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