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Northwest China
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Country	China
Location
36 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N 95 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E
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The Northwest region of China was historically a border region with China at the beginning of the ancient Silk Road, desert, populated by nomadic tribes and Muslim influence. More recently, it has seen a massive influx of Chinese of Han origin and is growing rapidly.

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Cities

• 40.1410994.661641 Dunhuang  – , Gansu, Buddhist caves, Unesco heritage (last update Feb. 2018)
• 36.40277894.9041672 Golmud  – Qinghai, the starting point for many trips to the Tibet (last update March 2018)
• 39.4575.9833333 Kashi  – Xinjiang, Historic Trade Center of the Silk Road (last update March 2018)
• 36.06171103.831774 Lanzhou  – Gansu, provincial capital (last update March 2018)
• 42.963689.18525 Turpan  – Xinjiang, China's lowest point (last update March 2018)
• 43.82587.66 Urumqi  – Xinjiang, provincial capital (last update March 2018)
• 34.266667108.97 Xian  – Shaanxi, ancient capital with many cultural relics including the terracotta army of the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin (last update March 2018)
• 36.62386101.778668 Xining  – Qinghai, provincial capital (last update March 2018)
• 38.47947106.225369 Yinchuan  – Ningxia, provincial capital (last update March 2018)

Other destinations

• Maijishan National Park (Gansu) - caves and botanical gardens
• Xixia Wangling National Park (Ningxia) - Western Xia Dynasty tombs
• Qinghaihu National Park (Qinghai) - stage of migratory birds

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