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Sary Uyghurs are a small Turkic community officially recognized as one of China’s 56 ethnic minorities. According to 2000 census data their population is estimated at around 13,700. Today they live primarily in northwestern China, especially in Sunan Sary Uyghur Autonomous County and its surrounding areas within Gansu Province. Throughout history the Sary Uyghurs have maintained their presence at the easternmost edge of the Turkic world. Although traditionally nomadic their social structure unde

Nüshu (Chinese: 女书) is the only unique writing system in the world that has remained exclusively female. It was developed and used for centuries by women in the rural areas of Jiangyong County in Hunan Province, China. The term literally means "women's script." This system was first introduced to the academic world in 1982 by scholar Gong Zhebing during his research on the Yao ethnic group.【1】 In scholarly literature, Nüshu is described by its uniqueness, mystery, locality, and richness. It deve