Kashgar is an Oasis at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. It was once an important trading and refilling post on the Old Silk Road about a 1,000 years ago. The famous Tang Dynasty monk Xuan Zang has passed through this city on his way to India to seek Buddhist scriptures.
The Kashgar Old City is now being demolished and renewed at an astonishing rate. More than 85% of the original Islamic City has been renewed. This was one of the best examples of Islamic Architecture of the middle ages.

The Old City is the finest examples of Islamic Architecture. It has narrow alley ways that is passable by horses and horse drawn carts

Earthquakes have damaged the houses so very often in its history. Note the timber struts that were used to strenghten the walls.

The residents are community proud. Each morning the residence would swap the part of the street they lived in. The whole environment was clean and pleasant to visit.