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Kasghar city views The old city looks more like an Arab place then as a chinese one. |
Children A young shepperd is waiting for the opening of the animal market. |
When you are walking along the old medievel-looking streets of the old city you are surrounded all the time by children. And they all want to pose for the photo. |
People This old man was preparing some local food at teh Sunday market, he was putting some in greasy meat into a kind of paste. |
The gossip carriage at the sunday market. |
Abakh Hoja tomb The entrance gate of the mausoleum area. |
The beautiful building with its green dome. |
These girls were dressed historically as guards. |
The big boulevards just outside the old city. |
the pilars are carved beautifully. |
The small minaret of the mosque. |
At night The square in front of the People's parc is a great place to be at night. |
Enjoy the lightshow at the fountains. |
Mahmud Kashgari tomb The entrance gate of the tomb area. |
This was Mahmud Kashgari (well anyway that was the name on the painting). |
The tomb building, this is a holy place for the locals. |
The old city seen from the Sunday market area. |
Karakorum highway This is one of the most famous roads in the world. |
For those who can't read chinese, if you go right, you'll arrive in Afghanistan, straight was to China. |
Local children along the karakorum highway |
Note the typical headwear of this Tadjiek lady |
The butcher in the Kashgar Bazar. |
When you climb the stair of the super market to the top, you can make a beautiful birds-eye shot. Take care when you reach the top floors, because they aren't used as shopping area, but as an open toilet, so it was pretty smelly and disgusting up there, so take care that you don't step into a .... |
Sunday market Go early to the sunday market, and you will see the locals arrive with their goods. |
Don't forget to visit the animal market. |
After some time, it gets really crowded. |
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matcrazy1 Sat Feb 3, 2007 05:23 UTC
What a fantastic trip! And you travelled along the famous Karakorum highway! I like most the crowded animal market, colorful graves of Abakh Hoja's family and mountain sceneries including the Karakuli Lake. Add local kids and people! | Kim_Rijntjes Thu Oct 21, 2004 15:46 UTC
Where did you get the time to mak this many pictures, it's lovely! :-)) | XenoHumph Wed Jul 14, 2004 16:33 UTC
What a fantastic trip this must have been! great photos! | evona Wed May 19, 2004 19:14 UTC
Very interesting page! Good work :) |
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