Xinjiang: One Nation Divided

Uighur men and women shop in traditional style street market
PHOTO BY GREG GIRARD / CONTACT PRESS IMAGES FOR TIME

Street-Savvy Shoppers
Uighur men and women shopping in traditional style street market. Xinjiang's exploding Han Chinese population — immigrants from even poorer parts of the vast country — shun the bazaars in favor of glossy new department stores

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