UIGHUR STUDENTS PRACTISE FOLK DANCE IN KORLA, 2003-09-13 (photo)

Uighur students wear traditional costumes as they practise folk dance at the Number One Middle School in Korla, in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, September 13, 2003. Uighur exile groups have criticised China for what they say is a concerted campaign to stamp out nationalist sentiment among the Uighur population by using Mandarin Chinese in growing numbers of schools. Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighur seperatists have used political and terror activities to work towards independence from China. Picture taken September 13, 2003. REUTERS/Andrew Wong ASW