简介:OriginsTheDongxiangminoritygetsitsnamefromageographicallocation.ThetermDongxiangusedtorefertothevillageseastofHezhouCity(today’sLinxiainGansuProvince).ThereignofQingEmperorKangxisawthedivisionoffourtownshipscenteredonHezhouintoeast,north,westandnorth.respectively.TheeasternpartwasthusnamedDongxiang("easternvillages").Thequestionofthisminority’soriginswasoncethesubjectofgreatdisagreement,butovertheyears,thepredominant