Kashgar is the middle of the Silk Road 2,000 years. Home to the largest bazaar in the world Sunday, the culture of the city Mercantile are not diminished with time.
Located between the mountains of Pakistan and traitors the vast Taklamakan Desert, traders on the ancient trade route to Kashgar, which seemed that the decision of major outfitting their long journey and an opportunity to unload some goods for profit. The flow of products and merchants from Turkey, Russia, Persia, China Eastern, Central and other Asian territories created a colorful, unique atmosphere of negotiation and perhaps the first city in the world races. This melting pot of cultures, most unique feature and the definition of Kashgar.
The city itself is a contradiction, a mixture of new China and the traditional culture of indigenous Uighur people. On the fringes appear around size Chinese city, following the signs printed in both Mandarin Chinese and Uighur save; cars share the road with bicycles and motorcycles that zip past serene, well-maintained parks, shops and apartment buildings newly constructed in height. The East Lake is surrounded by walking paths that resemble the gardens of the Chinese Eastern, but this view ignores the old part and the most distinctive of the old town of Kashgar.
The heart of the city, however, is interest in appearance and Uighur culture. Winding streets lined with wood and mud-brick houses all lead to Idkah mosque in the center of the city. The surrounding streets are filled with shops selling clothes, ceramics, hardware and services, even dental. Women in bright scarves go into stores, motorcycles get around pedestrians, and the Islamic call to prayer rings in the language of the street. Building facades carved with intricate designs in wood yellow, orange and pale blue bring the dawn in the streets of the old town.
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