Kashgar's livestock market is also very lively.
Kashgar's pomegranates are the most famous.
Kashgar is an ancient town in northwest China.
A police officer stands guard in Kashgar, Xinjiang, as children play on the street.
Time your travels so you hit Kashgar-- the end of the line--
on a Sunday, when its bustling market comes to life.
Last month, state media reported nine civilians and two police were killed in an attack on a police station near Kashgar.
The report asserted that the Xinjiang government planned to further
transfer 100,000 residents from southern Hotan and Kashgar prefectures by 2019, to get employed somewhere else.
Some researchers think that Mahmud al-Kashgari died in 1102 at the age of 97 in Upal,
a small city southwest of Kashgar, and was buried there.
The development of Kashgar as a trade terminus will reduce the isolation of the restive Xinjiang province,
deepen its engagement with the rest of China, and raise its potential for tourism and investment.