Kashi
From World travel guide
Kashi (喀什) or Kashgar is in the extreme West of China, the Southwest extreme of Xinjiang, at a junction between two branches of the old Silk Road.
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The road from China divides north and south of a desert, and Kashi is where the two branches meet again in the west.
The city is said to have the largest bazaar in Asia.
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One of the best places to see in Kashgar are the Yengi Bazaar, also known as the Sunday Bazaar. Uighurs from all the surrounding villages come to town on that day to buy and sell animals. It's popular with tourists, but the market is so big it still feels like a working bazaar.
One of the most famous mosques in Xinjiang is in Kashgar. It is called Id Kah Mosque. It is very distinctive for its yellow walls and Central Asian architecture.
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