Dancing

The Kazakhs in China, as well as the Uighurs, speak Mandarin with an accent. Under Stalin, a lot of Kazakhs left Kazakhstan to live in China. After the break up of the Soviet Union, some have returned to Kazakhstan but some remained as Chinese citizens. In this far Western region of China we find other minority ethnic groups, the Mongols, the Russians, the Uzbeks, the Uighurs, the Tajiks and others. This Kazakh lady or they prefer to be called Xinjiang maiden speaks Mandarin with an adorable accent. They prefer to be known as from Xinjiang rather than from China. More so they prefer to be known as being from Turkestan (some call this place Chinese Turkestan) but of course the Chinese government doesn't allow it to be known as Turkestan at all. It's still a very delicate balance. Though the Kazakhs have no claim to this area, the Uighurs do.