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Animal market

Kashgar is famous for its Sunday Bazaar and animal market because of its silk road history. Tourists quite literally swarm the town at weekends to go and see them. I had a train to catch at lunchtime so only had time to briefly see one and had been reliably informed that the normal bazaar was...

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Dan on May 25, 2008 from Kashi, China

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The silk road

Kashi is the Chinese name for Kashgar the hub of the legendary silk road. Its the original multicultural city situated near the boarder and mountain passes to 4 other countries. I arrived here on the train after a few more days in Urumqi helping Nick through a few money problems. I left him...

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Dan on May 20, 2008 from Kashi, China

from the travel blog: Been there, Dan that!

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