Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, formerly known as Hezhou and Fuhan, is located in Gansu Province, south of the provincial capital Lanzhou, bordering Qinghai to the west. It is an autonomous prefectu
Fields and gardens in the Valley of Daxia River. The river flows to the north (to the left in the picture), into Liujiaxia Reservoir, separating Linxia County (foreground) from Dongxiang Autonomous County (background)
Qianheyan Mosque, Linxia City
Two Hui book vendors at a Linxia City market, wearing traditional eyeglasses
The Liujiaxia Dam, in Liujia Gorge
Dongxiang people
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The Dongxiang are a Mongolic people and one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. Half of the population live in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Linxia Prefecture,
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
…prefecture for the Muslim Hui people, a large Chinese ethnic group. It also includes two autonomous counties for other Muslim groups, namely Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar. Linxia Prefecture is located in southwestern central Gansu. It is just south of Lanzhou and borders Qinghai Province in the west, Gannan…
A Dongxiang student in school
A Dongxiang Muslim elder with long beard & other Muslims. Hezhou (Linxia), Gansu, 1934.
Muslims at the mosque with a minaret and market, Dongxiang County, Gansu, 1934.
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