China Autonomous Regions Stock Footage
A Chinese Autonomous Region is a region whose population consists primarily of one of the 55 ethnic minority groups in China and so has been granted additional legislative rights (such as the right to elect a governor from the ethnic minority). An Autonomous Region is a first level region in the People's Republic of China which operates at the same level as a province.
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| Xinjiang | Uyghur Woman in Xinjiang | Inner Mongolia | Mongol Man, Inner Mongolia |
Currently there are 5 Autonomous Regions in China: Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Ningxia and Guangxi. Our China stock footage library includes stock footage clips of the following Autonomous Regions:
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang is the largest province-level region in China and is at the far northeast of China with borders with 8 countries, including Russia, Mongolia, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Its location made Xinjiang an important region on the ancient Silk Road.
Xinjiang has been designated an Autonomous Region because of its large population of Uyghur people. Uyghurs, also known as Uigurs or Uighurs, are a muslim Turkic ethnic group.
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| Uyghur Muslims | Urumqi Grand Bazaar | Emin Minaret, Turpan | Kashgar Grand Bazaar |
Our Xinjiang stock footage includes many clips of life in Xinjiang cities and rural areas including:
- Urumqi – the capital of Xinjiang, a modern industrial city
- Turpan – an important trading city on the old Silk Road
- Kashgar – an old oasis city on the Silk Road with a Grand Bazaar and an old town area full of Islamic architecture
- Silk Road crafts – including silk spinning, carpet weaving and jade carving
- Emin Minaret and Su Gong Ta Mosque – located outside Turpan, the Emin Minaret is the highest minaret in China
- Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar – the largest mosque in China
- Mountain scenery – including the Pamir Mountains
Click here to see our full selection of Xinjiang stock footage.
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| Spinning Silk | Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar | Karakul Lake | Taklamakan Desert |
Tibet
The Autonomous Region of Tibet is the highest region on earth and is located in the southwest of the People’s Republic of China. It's capital city, Lhasa, is home to some of the most important Tibetan Buddhist cultural sites, such as the Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace.
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| Tibet | Tibetan People | Potala Palace, Lhasa | Barkhor Square, Lhasa |
Our Tibet stock footage includes many video clips of life in Lhasa including:
- the Potala Palace and Norbulingka Palace: previously the main residences of the Dalai Lama
- city of Lhasa, including Lhasa Muslim Quarter and Barkhor Square
- The Jokhang Temple: the most sacred temple in Tibet
- Tibetan Buddhists: monks and pilgrims
Click here to see our full selection of Tibet stock footage.
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| Lhasa, Tibet | Tibetan Buddhism | Chinese Soldier in Tibet | Norbulingka Palace, Lhasa |
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Inner Mongolia is situated at the far north of the People’s Republic of China, having borders with Russia and Mongolia. Inner Mongolia has been part of China since the beginning of the Manchu Qing Empire in 1636 and was designated as an Autonomous Region in 1947 because of its large population of Mongol people, one of China’s 55 official ethnic minority groups.
China in a Box offers a selection of Inner Mongolia stock footage clips including the following:
Click here to see our full selection of Inner Mongolia stock footage clips.
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| Wudangzhao Monastery | Gobi Desert | Mongol Men | Rural Mongolian Village |
For more information on the contents of our China stock footage library, click on the following links:
- Overview of library contents
- China stock footage
- Xinjiang
- Inner Mongolia
- Tibet
- China Provinces
- China Municipalities
- China Special Administrative Regions
Autonomous Regions Shotreels
A selection of shotreels featuring stock footage clips of China's Autonomous Regions:
| Old Kashgar, Xinjiang | Kashgar at Night, Xinjiang | Hetian, Xinjiang | Xinjiang Mountains | Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang |
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| Turpan, Xinjiang | Silk Road Crafts, Xinjiang | Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia | Wudangzhao, Inner Mongolia | Rural Mongolian Village |
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| Potala Palace, Tibet | Norbulingka Palace, Tibet | Jokhang Temple, Tibet | Lhasa Muslim Quarter | Lhasa Skyline, Tibet |
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