Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County (Chinese

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: 积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县; pinyin

Pinyin

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: Jīshíshān Bǎoānzú Dōngxiāngzú Sālāzú Zìzhìxiàn) is a Autonomous County in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is in Western China's Gansu Province, south of the capital, Lanzhou. It is an autonomous prefecture for the Muslim Hui people, a large Chinese ethnic group. It also includes two autonomous counties for other Muslim groups, namely Dongxiang, Salar, and...

, province of Gansu

Gansu

' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...

 of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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The county is located in the mostly mountainous area to the south of the Yellow River

Yellow River

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, near Gansu's border with Qinghai

Qinghai

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. As the county's name indicates, it has a number of predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, including Hui

Hui people

The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's...

, Dongxiang

Dongxiang people

The Dongxiang people are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...

, Bonan

Bonan

The Bonan people are an ethnic group living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China...

, and Salar.