Linxia

Introducing L­nxi 

L­nxi  was once an important terminus on the Silk Road. Since then it€™s become a major centre for Hui Muslims, as reflected by the large number of skullcaps, wispy beards and onion-domed mosques in town. L­nxi  maintains a market crossroads atmosphere, and shops sell a variety of products from carved gourds, daggers, saddlery, carpets and oversized brown spectacles to Muslim and Buddhist religious paraphernalia.

Surrounding L­nxi  are pockets of the Dongxiang people, who speak an Altaic language and are believed to be descendants of 13th-century immigrants from Central Asia, moved forcibly to China after Kublai Khan€™s Middle East conquest.

Last updated: Jun 3, 2009