In China`s wild, wild west

Beyond the stereotypical notions of dragons and daggers, kung-fu and Confucius, lies another, less-known face of China and the people of China. In the narrow alleys and bylanes of China's glittering cosmos, you can spot people who share few facial similarities with the Chinese or Han people, and who speak Mandarin with a rough and garbled accent, if at all.

Mustached, fez-capped, Pathan-robed men are often seen fanning mutton kebabs on charcoal grills at street corners