Small border town Ili in Xinjiang amid Covid-19, nice and clean,social distancing and masks

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Small border town Ili in Xinjiang amid Covid-19, quiet, nice and clean, everyone follows the govenrment social distancing order and wears masks, no big crowds and gatherings, cleaners constantly clean and disinfect the streets and public facilities, what a nice and idyllic small town to live in.

 

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This part of Xinjiang was annexed by Russia and China didn't recover the land until 1881, so today's Ili has a lot of Russian elements in its local culture, many ethnic Russian Chinese also live in this region.

The Ili Valley is located in the northwest part of Xinjiang, about 60 kilometers east of the Kazakhstan border. Endowed with a pleasant climate, breathtaking natural beauty and colorful ethnic customs, it has become one of the most popular tourist spots in Xinjiang.

 

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Different ethnic groups live side by side in Ili

 

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The Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of China's Xinjiang

 

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Vlog traveler live streaming and meeing local kids on the street.

 

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Ethnic Uzbeg girl from town of Ili, northern Xinjiang bordering Kazakhstan. Uzbeg traditional dress is very similar to that of Uighur's.

Ili has people from so many different ethnic groups living happily and peacefully side by side.

 

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Kazakh kids having fun in a rural middle school next to a beautiful snow mountain in N Xinjiang

 

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Kazakh girls dance in Xinjiang

 

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Yining (Gulja )County, a small town in northern Xinjiang

Yining County as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Gulja County, is a county within the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of the Xinjiang .

 

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Ili small border Kazak town

 

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Small border town Ili