The honelands of the minority peoples are mostly border areas of China,and therefore these regions serve as a link between China and other countries.The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,ingabited by more than 20nationalities at present,was called the Western Regions in ancient times,and was a bridge facilitating communication between the eastern and western civilizations.The"Silk Road" from Xi'an in Shaanxi Province at the eastern end to Central Asia,the Black Sea,the Mediterranean Sea and as fa

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1.The Mongolians
2.The Hui
3.The Tibetans
4.The Uygur
5.The Miao
6.The Yi
7.The Zhuang
8.The Koreans
9.The Bouyei
10.The Manchu
11.The Dong
12.The Yao
13.The Bai
14.The Tujia
15.The Hani
16.The Kaxak
17.The Li
18.The Dai
19.The Lisu
20.The Va
21.The She
22.The Gaoshan
23.The Lahu
24.The Shui
25.The Dongxiang
26.The Naxi
27.The Jingpo
28.The Kirgiz
29.The Daur
30.The Tu
31.The Mulam
32.The Qiang
33.The Blang
34.The Salar
35.The Maonan
36.The Xibe
37.The Gelao
38.The Primi
39.The Achang
40.The Tajik
41.The Nu
42.The Uzbek
43.The Ewenki
44.The Russians
45.The Bonan
46.The De'ang
47.The Yugur
48.The Jing
49.The Tatat
50.The Drung
51.The Oroqen
52.The Hezhen
53.The Moinba
54.The Lhoba
55.The Jino