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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

Islamic Architecture in China: 4 Stunning Cities

In 652 AD, Muslim traders and diplomats brought the religion of Islam to China. Today, China boasts a Muslim population of over 23 million and there are 35,000 mosques scattered throughout the vast country. Islamic influence can be found...
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Beautiful night in an old town in Yunnan

WildChina Update: Earthquake in Urumqi

BREAKING – August 30, 2013 At 1:27 p.m. local time, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake was registered by the China Earthquake Networks Center in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China.  ...
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