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Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

Kashgar City, known as "Shule" in ancient times, was historically an important commercial port town that crossed the "Silk Road" across Eurasia and China's south, north and middle roads at the western end, and was one of the famous "Four Towns of Anxi". (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

The high-rise houses in the old city of Kashgar are unique to the local residential form. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

The streets and alleys of the old town are crisscrossed, the layout is flexible and changeable, the winding paths are quiet, most of the houses are civil and brick structures, and many traditional houses have a history of hundreds of years, which is the only labyrinthine urban block characterized by Islamic culture in China. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

Tomb of the Fragrant Concubine. Legend has it that among the descendants of Thehoga buried here, there was a woman named Ipar Khan, who was the concubine of the Qianlong Emperor, and because she had a common aroma of jujube flowers, people called her "XiangFei". After her death, her sister-in-law Su Dexiang escorted her body back to Kashgar and buried it in the tomb of Apahoga, so people called this mausoleum the Tomb of Xiangfei." However, according to research, Xiangfei was not buried here, and her exact burial place was in the Yufei Garden of the Qing Dynasty in Zunhua, Hebei. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

Exquisite handicrafts on Kashgar Bazaar. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road
Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

There were many handicraft workers in Kashgar, and their craftsmanship was often extraordinary. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

Bread on Kashgar Bazaar. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

The watermelon on Kashgar Bazaar, the watermelon in southern Xinjiang has an excellent taste. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

Food at Kashgar Night Market. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

In autumn, Karakuri Lake is full of blue waves, white clouds, clear waters and majestic and mysterious Muztag Mountain, forming a fascinating picture. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

The Taheman Wetland at the foot of the Ice Peak of Muztagh in Tashkurgan County, Tashkurgan County, Kashgar Region. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road

Poplar forest in the Yarkand Basin of the Kashgar region. (Image from ic photo)

Kashgar, the pearl of xinjiang's Silk Road