Are there any Russians in China?

There are15,609 Russians in China (in 2000), including12,700 in towns and 2,909 in villages, scattered in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Beijing. Among them, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has the largest population of 8,935, accounting for 57.24% of the Russian population in China, which is distributed in Tacheng, Urumqi, Yili, Changji and Karamay.

There are 5020 people in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, accounting for 32. 16% of the Russian population in China, and they are distributed in the whole region 12 union cities, among which Hulunbeier City has the largest population, accounting for 474 1 person. Shiwei Russian Township in Ergun City, under the jurisdiction of Hulunbeier City, is the only Russian township in China, with Russians 1075 people.

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The staple food of Russians is wheat bread, mostly long bread that splits from the middle when baking, which is called "Leba". When eating, cut into pieces and spread with jam or cream. Non-staple food includes all kinds of vegetables, fish, meat and dairy products.

Festive foods include pies, steamed stuffed buns, thick sugar, sweet potato soup, rice, yogurt and various fish. Russian men like to drink vodka (white wine) and homemade beer tiles (beer), as well as homemade "Gowasu" drinks similar to beer.

Due to the long-term contact with other ethnic groups, pilaf, milk rice, milk noodles, naan, steamed stuffed bun and jiaozi have also become the daily routine of Russians. Many Russians are used to using bowls and chopsticks. Housewives are good at baking all kinds of sweet and delicious bread and biscuits.

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