Khotan was considered well placed as a mission station.

于阗被认为是作为传教的基地的最好选择。

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From the Han period (206 BC - AD 220) jade was obtained from the oasis region of Khotan on the Silk Route.

从汉时期(公元前206 -公元220)玉是从丝绸之路上的绿洲于阗地区获得。

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Another reason behind the spike in Khotan jade prices, according to traders, is that jade has become increasingly scarce.

和田玉价格高涨背后的另一个原因是玉石正在变得越来越少，至少这是商人们的说法。

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Unemployed young men from southern Xinjiang, including Kashgar and Khotan, were apparently prominent among the rioters.

ECONOMIST: Xinjiang

Economic reforms are beginning to penetrate China's most remote outposts, cities such as Kashgar, Yarkand and Khotan.

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The incident must have rattled the authorities, both in Xinjiang and in Beijing, 3, 200km (1, 990 miles) east of Khotan.

ECONOMIST: Xinjiang