Xinjiang: One Nation Divided

An advertisement outside a Chinese department store
PHOTO BY GREG GIRARD / CONTACT PRESS IMAGES FOR TIME

Trends vs. Traditions
An advertisement outside a Chinese department store. Establishments like this, mostly frequented by immigrant Chinese, expose those in the Far West to a new, modern world. Uighurs find it increasingly difficult to hang on to traditional ways as Chinese developments and lifestyles become increasingly pervasive

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