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Kashgar Attractions
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Id Kah Mosque |
‘Id Kah’ means ‘a place of praying and celebrating in festivals’. 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… |
Abakh Khoja Tomb
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Being a typical Islamic ancient building complex, Apahuojia tomb together with tomb of Xiang imperial concubine is located in Haohan village. It was first built in 1640 or so. It is said that altogether 72 people of five generations are buried there, among whom is Apahuojia… |
Sunday Bazaar |
In the old districts of Kashgar, many streets have “bazaar” as part of their names. Although most of the bazaars have ceased to exist except in name, there are still some that are still in use. From the names of these streets people can imagine the… |
Karakuri Lake |
At local language, Karakuri means ‘Black Sea”. With a depth of 30 meters, the water in the lake is dark blue, hence the name. 191 km west of Kashgar, it is located at the foot of Mt. Muztagata. The lake has an elevation of 3600 meters above sea level with the… |
Stone City |
Stone City at the north of the Tashkurgan is a significant castle ruins on the ancient Silk Road. The old fortress was built on a precipitous hillock. Outside the castle were broken city walls which were built with huge rocks. These walls stretch around 1300 meters… |
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