The #Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, situated in the border area of northwest China and the hinterland of the Eurasian Continent, occupies an area of 1.6649 million sq km, accounting for one sixth of Chinese territory. It has a land border of 5,700 km bounded by 8 countries.↘️ It was an important section of the ancient Silk Road. Since ancient times,#Xinjiang has been inhabited by many ethnic groups believing in a number of religions. Since the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD),it has been an inseparable part of the unitary multi-ethnic Chinese nation↘️