Kashgar is an oasis city in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This 2,000-year-old city is at the westernmost part of China, where north and south Silk Roads met, creating a frenzy of trade. The old town area of Kashgar is the best-preserved example of a traditional Islami...
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Kashgar Bazaar, or the Middle and West Asia International Trade Market, is the biggest market in Central Asia. The bazaar is a unique type of trade found in Xinjiang with a history of more than 2,000 years. Today's Kashgar Bazaar has preserved the old traditions. On the streets one can find markets...
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Karakuri Lake, situated at the foot of Mount Muztagata, lies 191 kilometers (about 120 miles) from Kashgar. It is 3,600 meters (about 11,811 feet) above sea level, 30 meters (about 98 feet) deep and with a surface of ten square kilometers (about four square miles). At the lakefront, there is gras...
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Five kilometers (3.1 miles) northeast of Kashgar is Abakh Khoja Tomb, 17th Century family cemetery of the Kashgar area Islamic leader. In China the tomb is better known as the Tomb of Xiang Fei, the only Uigur concubine among the 41 wives of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Bui...
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The Id Kah Mosque is located on the central square in Kashgar City, Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region. As the biggest mosque in China, it is a group of old Islamic constructions with strong ethnic style and religious features. “Id Kah” means “a place of praying and celebrating in festivals”. T...
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Meaning Stone City in Turki, Tashkurgan was so named after an ancient city, more than 2,000 years old. The Stone City is located in the north of Tashkurgan County, Xinjiang Province. The Stone City was famous for its location at the junction of the middle route and southern route of the ancient S...
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