THE majestic grasslands,rugged deserts and snow-capped moun-tains of western Xinjiang have been home to China's largest community of ethnic Kirgiz for centuries.A Muslim Turkic people,China's Kirgiz are the linguistic...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.39940401).
Objective To study the genetic relationship between Kirgiz individuals living in Sinkiang China and analyze the difference among Kirgiz and the other population with STR polymorphisms.Methods PCR amplification was per...
Young Kirgiz women are talented singers and dancers. Performing to the accompaniment of a wind instrument called a kouxuan is a must when celebrating or entertaining guests.
With a population of 114,000, most Kirgiz people reside in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southern region of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.The Kirgiz survive by stock raising, and making handic...