In 1072, a medieval scholar named Mahmud Kashgari — from, as his name suggests, the Silk Road outpost of Kashgar — presented a landmark text to the Caliph of Baghdad. It was the first ever compendium ...

Local residents enjoy their leisure time in the ancient city of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) Tourists visit a local residential building ...

Ostangboyi, a teahouse nestled in the old town area of Kashgar City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has become a beloved gathering place for neighbors, locals and merchants ...

KASHGAR, China, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 30, with the full-capacity grid connection of projects like the Huadian Kashgar Jiashi 300 MW Ecological Management Integrated Photovoltaic Power ...

The dust that now rises in Kashgar’s old city comes no longer from the sands of the Taklamakan desert, but from the debris of centuries-old houses demolished in a “residents’-resettlement” project.

In the heart of Kashgar's old city, the bustle of central Asian life has not changed in centuries. In bright sunlight, the mud-brick buildings seemingly blend in with labyrinth-like streets powdered ...

Photo taken on July 6, 2015 shows street scene of the old town of Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Kashgar, the westernmost city in China, was the center of Uygur ...

A partly demolished building in Kashgar, an ancient Silk Road trading hub whose old city is being threatened by a Chinese-government redevelopment planAlessandro Digaetano / Polaris In 1072, a ...