A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle ...

Bazaar, in Uyghur, means "the market" or "trade place." In the old days, they were only open on Sundays, but now most are open every day. In Kashgar alone, there are more than 20 bazaars.

Kashgar Old City is about 2 km in length and width with many streets ... which is called bazaars (means “market” in Uygur). There is Cantuman Bazaar (Blacksmith Street), Dopa Bazaar (Flower & Hat ...

You won’t find beer in the old town, part of the Muslim influence ... after the popular roach repellent sold in Kashgar’s bazaar. Blood was caked on his feet, an eye was scabbed shut and ...

Here, two men continue their fruit vending business in the old district of Kashgar, which may very well be gone within the year. The Sunday animal bazaar in Kashgar draws farmers, shepherds and ...

The Kashgar Grand Bazaar was the largest international trade ... dealers and listening to them tell me the stories of their old books.” Abdurehim, the former shop owner, said in the 1990s ...

An expanse of rubble lay at the site of Kashgar’s former Grand Bazaar just beyond the fringes of the old town. The vast market, where thousands of traders once hawked fabrics, spices and other ...

Michael Christopher Brown A man tallies his sales at the clothing bazaar beside Kashgar's Old City. Michael Christopher Brown In Kashgar, where a statue of Mao stands in a central square ...

KASHGAR (dpa ... amble past shops selling Arabic posters and texts. The bazaar adjoins a busy square dominated by the 500-year-old Id Kah mosque and surrounded by Uighur restaurants and ...

An expanse of rubble lay at the site of Kashgar's former Grand Bazaar just beyond the fringes of the old town. The vast market, where thousands of traders once hawked fabrics, spices and other ...