Southern Xinjiang Travel Guide: Take You to the Historic Ancient City – Kashgar
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"You can see through the inner workings of Urumqi at a glance, but you can never see through the misty eyes of Kashgar." This is how writer Zhou Tao describes Kashgar, infinitely mysterious and fascinating.
The full name of Kashgar is ‘Kashgar’, meaning ‘a place where jade is concentrated’. It has a documented history of over 2,000 years. In 60 BC, the Han Dynasty established the Western Regions Protectorate in Xinjiang, and Kashgar, as part of the Western Regions, was officially included in the territory of the country.
I. A Thousand Reasons to Come to Kashgar
People often say, see the scenery in Northern Xinjiang and the customs in Southern Xinjiang. The human culture of Kashgar mainly refers to the Uyghur culture in Kashgar Old Town and the Tajik culture in Taxkorgan County. Most people come for these two distinct cultural experiences. The Dolan culture distributed in Maktar and Bachu is also an important part of the human cultural journey.
This seemingly desolate land has nurtured the beautiful and enthusiastic Tajik people. In the hearts of Tajik young men and women, Mount Muztagh Ata is a symbol of pure love. The snow that never melts on the mountaintop symbolizes unwavering love, and the realistic yet illusory reflections in the lakes are like the hazy affections between lovers.
Besides human culture, the Kashgar region also boasts many fantastic natural landscapes, and they are no less impressive: the vast Taklamakan Desert, the colorful Rainbow Mountain, the calm Bashu Red Sea, and the snow-capped Mount Muztagh Ata.
In addition, Kashgar is abundant in products. When traveling to Kashgar, special local delicacies are a must-try. Roast whole lamb, stewed mutton, meat cooked in a tangghur (oven), fried noodles, grilled fish, stuffed buns, laghman noodles, various fruits and vegetables, etc. You can find almost all the Xinjiang delicacies you can think of in Kashgar.
Kashgar Old Town is known as the ‘Living Ancient City of a Thousand Years’. The residents of the old town still adhere to the earth houses and traditional customs that have been passed down for thousands of years. This is also the location for exterior shots of the movie “The Kite Runner”.
Kashgar, this mysterious name has been called for thousands of years. It is also an oasis pearl city comparable to historical cities such as Samarkand on the Central Asian geographical map. This is the ancient East-West exchange route, an inevitable place for ancient Greek, Indian, and Persian cultures to spread into the hinterland of Asia and for Chinese civilization to spread westward. This is the place where the ten-thousand-word Uyghur classical epic poem “The Book of Wisdom” was written, and this is the place where the world’s first “Dictionary of the Turkic Languages” was born.
Baisha Lake is a vast plateau lake with exceptionally clear water. Baisha Mountain stands by the lakeshore; it is a sand mountain with extremely delicate and soft sand, presenting a silvery white color as a whole.
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