The Winds of Change The legendary Tuvans, one of the oldest nomadic peoples in northern Xinjiang, feel the impact of embracing the outside world

Next to the Kanas Lake “monster,” to many people the Tuv ans are the second most mys t e r ious inhabi - tants of the Kanas region in north - er n Xinjiang Uygur Aut o n o m o u sRe gion. The Tuv ans, however , actually are one of the oldest nomadic peoples in north - west China. The Kanas region is the only place in China that is home to the Tuv ans, who number 2,000 and mainly live in three vil- la ges around the Kanas Lake. The r e are about 200,000 Tuv ans wor ld wi d e , with 30,0…