Kashgar Old Town
Life between the mud brick labyrinth that is resilient in the face of passing time
Kashgar is located in the southern part of Xinjiang Province in China stick between the Taklamaran desert and the Pamir mountains.
Once a major stop along the silk road, an oasis stuck between the dry deserts from the East and the dangerous mountains from the West, Kashgar is full of customs, stories and homes.
A 2,000 year old city is at the westernmost part of China, where North and South Silk Road met and where traditions are still alive. Yet.
Arriving to Kashgar is like stepping out of time.
How to get to Kashgar / Kashi Xinjiang Province, China
By Air
Kashgar Airport is located 15 minutes driving from old town. Most flights serve between Urumqi and Kashgar with flexible choices of schedule from morning to night. Domestic flights connect Kashgar to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou with a transit in Urumqi
By train
There are three daily trains which run between Urumqi and Kashgar offering hard seats, hard sleepers and soft sleepers - 18-25 hours. The train station is about 6 km-s from downtown.
Nowhere you can sense the Silk Road history more than in Kashgar Old Town.
Local Uyghur Man on the main square.
Kashgar community was built behind raised walls to provide protection.
Inside the wall life is mix of thousands of years of traditions
Dozens of streets bend their ways…
…through the residential area…
And the vendors:
Doors - the only decoration of the mud brick uyghur houses.
Uyghur men buying fruits on the street, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
Rug shop in old town Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
Id Kah Moqsuqe, Kashgar
Men leaving Id Kah Mosque after praying time
Id Kah Mosque
Penny for your thoughts
How to get to Kashgar / Kashi Xinjiang Province, China
By Air
Kashgar Airport is located 15 minutes driving from old town. Most flights serve between Urumqi and Kashgar with flexible choices of schedule from morning to night. Domestic flights connect Kashgar to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou with a transit in Urumqi
By train
There are three daily trains which run between Urumqi and Kashgar offering hard seats, hard sleepers and soft sleepers - 18-25 hours. The train station is about 6 km-s from downtown