The total area is about one-third of the country; The total population accounts for about a quarter of the country. Xinjiang has a superior geographical position, abundant natural resources and great development potential. It is the key project of the country's western development and the starting point of the Silk Road in the Central Plains. There are many cultural relics here, which is a good place for China to explore the past and ask about the present.
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Northwest China is one of the four geographical divisions in China today, including five provinces: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The main cities are Hohhot, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan and Urumqi. Located in the northwest inland of China, it has a vast area, drought and water shortage, widespread deserts, many sandstorms, fragile ecology, vast land and sparsely populated areas, rich mineral resources, difficult development and long international border, which is beneficial to border trade.
Northwest China is located in the west of the middle and upper reaches of the Loess Plateau-the Yellow River, north of Kunlun Mountain-Altun Mountain-Qilian Mountain-Yinshan Mountain, east of the border, south of the border-Mongolian Plateau. China has a long northwest border with Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and other countries. Northwest China has a vast territory, accounting for about 30% of the national area and 7.3% of the population.
Northwest China is one of the major minority areas in China. The population of ethnic minorities accounts for about 1/3 of the total population of ethnic minorities in China. The main ethnic minorities are Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Tibetan, Mongolian and Russian.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Northwest China