EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: China Riots Put Spotlight on Uygur Culture

PHOTOS: China Riots Put Spotlight on Uygur Culture
PHOTOS: China Riots Put Spotlight on Uygur Culture
PHOTOS: China Riots Put Spotlight on Uygur Culture
PHOTOS: China Riots Put Spotlight on Uygur Culture
PHOTOS: China Riots Put Spotlight on Uygur Culture
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A Uygur shepherd pauses to tend to his flock in a recent picture.

In the aftermath of July 2009 violence, many Uygurs living in the multicultural cities of western China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region are considering a return to the country, even if it means their salaries would be slashed, according to the Washington Post.
—National Geographic photograph
 

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