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... Chinese product . Scholars point out that 4th - 5th - century Chinese Buddhist monks , such as Hui - yüan and Seng ... Chinese texts name a South Indian monk , Bodhi- dharma , who came to China about AD 520 , as its founder . Bodhidharma ...
... Chinese product . Scholars point out that 4th - 5th - century Chinese Buddhist monks , such as Hui - yüan and Seng ... Chinese texts name a South Indian monk , Bodhi- dharma , who came to China about AD 520 , as its founder . Bodhidharma ...
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... Chinese ( Han ) long ago . There are , however , small groups of Manchus and Chinese Muslims ( Hui ) in the city . A notable demographic feature is the large number of " overseas Chinese " who emigrated to Southeast Asia , the United ...
... Chinese ( Han ) long ago . There are , however , small groups of Manchus and Chinese Muslims ( Hui ) in the city . A notable demographic feature is the large number of " overseas Chinese " who emigrated to Southeast Asia , the United ...
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... ( Hui ; Chinese Muslims ) , Uighurs , and Tajiks . Since independence in 1991 , many Russians and Germans have emigrated . The economy . The people of Kyrgyzstan have tradi- tionally raised livestock and engaged in farming . By the late ...
... ( Hui ; Chinese Muslims ) , Uighurs , and Tajiks . Since independence in 1991 , many Russians and Germans have emigrated . The economy . The people of Kyrgyzstan have tradi- tionally raised livestock and engaged in farming . By the late ...
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