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AKSAI CHIN

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China is a land of great geographical diversity and

amazing landscapes. More than 90 percent of the population

are Han Chinese—descendents of people who settled here

more than 5,000 years ago. This region includes western China,

Mongolia, and Tibet. Mongolia gained its independence from

China in 1911 and is now an independent democracy. Tibet

is currently governed by China. Compared with eastern China,

this region is sparsely populated and characterized by vast

deserts, remote mountains, and extreme temperatures.

MONASTERIES IN MONGOLIA

Under communism, Mongolians were forbidden

to practice their traditional Buddhist faith, which

was viewed as superstitious and unscientific. Since

the democratic government was set up in 1990,

some monasteries have reopened. Many people,

however, no longer follow any religion.

CHINESE WRITING

The Chinese alphabet is not

made up of letters. Instead,

separate symbols stand for

individual words or parts of

words. There are more than

50,000 characters in the Chinese

language. The same symbols

are used everywhere in China,

and no matter what Chinese

language or dialect people speak,

they can all read the same script.

THE MONGOLIANS

Most of the people living

in Mongolia are Khalkh

Mongols. About 70 percent

of Mongols now live in urban

areas, but some still lead

traditional lives as nomadic

herders. They live in large felt

tents, called yurts. Smoke from

the central iron stove escapes

through a chimney in the roof.

DESERT LANDS

The cold, rocky Gobi Desert

(right) stretches for more than

380,000 sq miles (1,000,000 sq km)

through Mongolia and northeast

China. Many dinosaur bones and

eggs have been found here, making

it one of the richest dinosaur

fossil regions in the world.

In traditional

Mongolian khoomi

singing, men are

able to sing several

notes at once.

Western China and Mongolia

Chinese symbols,

whose strokes

have to be

written in a

certain order

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