Uyghur City Kashghar

The uyghurland is rich in natural resources – As for the mineral resources, they have metals and jewels such as uranium, platinum, gold, diamond, ruby and emerald. They also have iron, lead, copper, silver, sulfur, tin and mica. They have rich energy resources like coal, oil and gas. It is estimated that the amount of the coal there are quarter of the entire China’s and the amount of oil and gas there are 1/3 of the entire China’s. Though there are plenty of natural resources in their land, the Hans are dominating them and take that to Central. Uyghur people’s resentment for this is large. Even in Kashgar, called ‘Land of Uyghur’, the life and culture of Uyghurs are being destroyed by the hegira of Hans. Cityscape of the Silkroad is also being changed into a totally different style. Since the opening of Southern Xinjiang Railway in 1999 that runs between Korla and Kashgar, economical and cultural integration has been intensified.
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