Tuanjie Square Explained

Tuanjie Square
Place Type:Public square
Other Names:Unity Square
Image Place:Hotan Tuanjie Square Day North.jpg
Image Caption:A monument depicting Kurban Tulum shaking hands with Mao Zedong stands in the centre of Tuanjie Square.
Dimensions:250 m × 200 m (820 ft × 660 ft)
Area:50km2
Location:Hotan, Xinjiang, China
Pushpin Map:Xinjiang
Coordinates:37.1106°N 79.9228°W
Order:st
S:团结广场
T:團結廣場
P:tuánjié guǎngchǎng
Uig:ئىتتىپاق مەيدانى
Uly:ittipaq meydani

Tuanjie Square or Unity Square (; Uighur; Uyghur: ئىتتىپاق مەيدانى) is the main public square of Hotan, a major town in southwestern Xinjiang, China. The square is 250m (820feet) long from north to south, and 200m (700feet) wide from east to west. A night market is located in the southeast corner of the square, frequented by locals and tourists alike.

Located in the town's centre, the square is so named because its purpose is to promote unity among the various ethnic groups in the region. A statue of Uyghur farmer Kurban Tulum shaking hands with Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong stands in the centre of the square. It is meant to show unity between Xinjiang's two largest ethnic groups, the Uyghurs and Han Chinese.

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