the pamir plateau in the far west of northwest china's xinjiang uygur autonomous region is home to many ethnic tajik people.
sultanbekmu, a tajik dancer living in taxkorgan tajik autonomous county, often performs the traditional tajik eagle dance.
the county, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters above sea level, is the highest-altitude county in xinjiang. it has a population of roughly 41,000 and is the only autonomous county in china with about 81 percent ethnic tajik people.
come and pay a visit to the girl's beautiful hometown.