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Uighurs in Kashgar: China's Muslims Try To Preserve Traditions

A restive part of China's old Silk Route is in a fight to preserve its culture and language as unrest between the local Uighur people and Han Chinese plague the region.
Traders at Kashgar's famous livestock market prepare to sell the animals.
Traders at Kashgar's famous livestock market prepare to sell the animals.David Lom / NBC News