Kashgar Attractions

Idgar Mosque

The Idgar Mosque, is one of the largest mosques in China. It is extremely popular among the Muslims in Xinjiang.

The Mosque was first built in 1442 with a history of over 500 years. The building complex is in a grand Islamic style with strong religious features, which consists of a gate tower, a courtyard, a... read more »

Ancient Art Street

The Art Street probably the most interesting street in Kashgar with colorful local features. The street is close to the Idgar Mosque and it runs around 1 kilometer. On the street are hundreds of old workshops and stalls selling a great variety of art crafts and other seemingly alien items.  

As an impor... read more »

Abakh Khoja Tomb

Abakh Khoia Tomb is at the northeast suburbs of Kashgar at Hanhao Villages, around 5 kilometers away form the city. The environment in that area is tranquil and beautiful with lush green vegetation, dense forest. The grand tomb is heavily sheltered by the ancient poplar trees which grow around the mausoleum.  &... read more »

Karakuli Lake

Karakuli Lake is 3,600 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Maztagata Mountain, some 190 kilometers from Kashgar and about 1,500 kilometers from Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakuli means" black sea" in the local dialect, and resembles a glittering pearl embedded among the al... read more »

Kashgar Old Town

Kashgar old town contains a large group of Uygur residential houses . The Old Town city is now home to 630 homes with more than 2450 people, all of whom are Muslims.

The town has a history of over 2,000 years. It was said that Banchao, Eastern Han's envoy to the Western Region once stayed here on his way. It... read more »

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 along the city. The wall was 6 meters high ... read more »

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 past glory of this ancient trading city on the Old Silk Ro... read more »