Origins The Dongxiang minority gets its name from a geographical location.The term Dongxiang used to refer to the villages east of Hezhou City(today’s Linxia in Gansu Province).The reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi saw the division of four townships centered on Hezhou into east,north,west and north.respectively.The eastern part was thus named Dongxiang(“eastern villages”).The question of this minority’s origins was once the subject of great disagreement,but over the years,the predominant Origins The Dongxiang minority gets its name from a geographical location. The term Dongxiang used to refer to the villages east of Hezhou City (today’s Linxia in Gansu Province). The reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi saw the division of four townships centered on Hezhou into east the question of this minority’s origins was once the subject of great disagreement but but the years, the predominant