Kashgar’s tourism reception has continued to grow in recent years, especially during holidays and peak travel seasons.?
During the 2025 Spring Festival holiday (January 28th to February 4th), Kashgar City received 1.2905 million tourists, with a year-on-year increase of 30.56%, and realized tourism revenue of 1.051 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 30.24%. Among them, the highest daily number of tourists received reached 183,400.?
From a longer-term perspective, the number of tourists received in Kashgar Prefecture has also shown significant growth. According to statistics from the Kashgar Prefecture Culture and Tourism Bureau, from January to November 2024, the region received a total of 41.2216 million tourists, with a year-on-year increase of 26.7%, and realized tourism revenue of 35.339 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 31.5%.?
In the first quarter of 2024 alone, Kashgar Old City scenic area received 2.1188 million tourists, with a year-on-year increase of 424.1%.?
In addition, as of August 2024, the cumulative number of tourists received in Kashgar Prefecture has reached 33.5556 million.?
The continuous growth in Kashgar’s tourism reception is attributed to the region’s rich cultural tourism resources, fascinating folk activities, and continuously improved tourism service quality. Kashgar City actively focuses on the integration of culture and tourism, enriches the supply of cultural tourism products and services, innovates tourism formats, and promotes high-quality development of the tourism industry, resulting in the continuous enhancement of the brand influence of scenic spots such as Kashgar Old City.?
In summary, Kashgar’s tourism reception has shown strong growth in recent years, and it is expected to continue this positive trend in the future.?