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2023.11.07 17:25 GMT+8

Mongol people guard China's frontier in Xinjiang

Updated 2023.11.07 17:25 GMT+8
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Locals dress in traditional attire to showcase the cultures present in Bogdal Village, Xinjiang. /CGTN

A village building is decorated with a mural reflecting the cultures of Bogdal Village, Xinjiang. /CGTN

Locals perform in traditional attire to showcase the cultures present in Bogdal Village, Xinjiang. /CGTN

A village building is decorated with a mural reflecting the cultures of Bogdal Village, Xinjiang. /CGTN

Locals perform in traditional attire to showcase the cultures present in Bogdal Village, Xinjiang. /CGTN

In the tiny village of Bogdal in northwest China's Xinjiang near Kazakhstan, most of the residents are of Mongolian ethnicity. Their ancestors were sent there from eastern China to set up military posts, and their descendants have garrisoned the border ever since. These days, together with local Han, Kazakh and Uyghur people, the local farmers and herdsmen there are turning their history into tourism attractions, creating new economic opportunities. 

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