Ⅶ. Active Role of Religious Circles Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 the policy of freedom of religious belief has been comprehensivelyimplementedinXinjiang,arousing theenthusiasmofreligiouscirclesinparticipatingin economic and social construction. Since the initiation of the reform and opening-up era in 1978, and especially inrecentyears,progresshasbeenmadeinallsocial undertakings in Xinjiang, and the autonomous region’s