HOTAN, China — Prospectors line the banks of the Yulong Kashgar River overturning boulders, boring into banks and panning pebbles in a scene out of the California Gold Rush. The object of their desire ...

For more than a thousand years, Kashgar—where the bone-dry Taklamakan Desert meets the Tian Shan Mountains—was a key city along the Silk Road, the 7,000-mile trade route that connected China’s Yellow ...

This made Kashgar a key hub along the ancient Silk Road and one of Xinjiang’s earliest international trading posts. Historical figures such as Zhang Qian, Xuanzang, Faxian, and Marco Polo all left ...

Travelers prepare to leave from Khunjerab Pass in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region after buying local specialties on Nov 6. DING LEI/XINHUA The Kashgar Area of the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free ...

From daybreak until sunset, the banks of the Jade Dragon Kashgar River in Hotan are lined with people looking to get rich. Young and old, male and female, they scour the river, turning over stone ...

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 ...

Nearly every family in the old town of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region owns pieces of local earthenware, whether they be dishes, cups, bottles or bowls, and those made by Tursun Zunun ...

Located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Kashgar sits on a lush oasis nourished by the Yarkant River, which flows from the Karakoram Mountains. Since ancient times, ...

Construction of Southern Xinjiang's New Power System Demonstration Zone Enters New Phase KASHGAR, China, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 30, with the full-capacity grid connection of projects ...