Xinjiang: Kashgar, Nov 2024
We leave behind the dreamlike Tarim River Basin with its golden desert poplars and head to the city of Kashgar (喀什), one of the oldest continuoulsy inhabited cities in the world. There is a popular saying that “if you have not been to Kashgar, then you haven’t really been to Xinjiang”. Kashgar, in southwest Xinjiang, […]
Xinjiang: Kuche, Oct 2024
Kuche or Kuqa used to be a famous kingdom along the silk road in the ancient times. Kuche has been inhabited as early as 12,000 years ago. It grew in importance during the Han Dynasty to become one of the great powers along the silk road south of the Tianshan Mountain. Spent a few hours […]