Tuman River Hotel
Travel Blogs from Kashi
Meet Me In Kashgar
... all sorts of handicrafts.
I have tried to avoid the inevitable silk carpet and jade warehouses. However, I did get caught in a jade factory and had a lecture on the differences between mountain and river jade. The most highly prized jade is mutton fat jade, so called because its creamy white colour resembles mutton fat. A small ten pence sized pendent costs around £500. Who knew jade was so expensive?
Kashgar is famous for its Sunday ...
Episode 13
... yurts and herds of sheep, goats, horses, cattle and a few grazing donkeys. At the top of the pas was a small herd of yaks, big horns and very shaggy, woolly coats. The area is completely treeless. We didn’t get right to the water’s edge as it was grassy and very boggy, but I did get my photo taken admiring the scenery. This was a very peaceful, pleasant spot without any unpleasant smells.
© Lynette Regan August 25th ...
Kashgar
... all my travelling at speed had paid off. The night before the start of our trip towards Pakistan we bought ourselves a huge tub of meringue and an equally huge piece of sponge cake and sat on the floor in the square outside the mosk ...
Crossroads in Kashgar.
... about in 35C but I’m sure quite necessary in the depths of winter. I just hope the animal skins were fakes…I didn’t dare ask and I certainly didn’t buy.
As we wandered through the different sections our eyes were assaulted by a barrage of colours. The textiles and rugs were especially bright, a bit too much lipstick for my tastes but certainly a sight to behold. Then there was the nuts and spices and fruits and shoes, and jewelry ...
Kashgar Stay
... a time, and just spat out the bones like dudes spitting out watermelon seeds, haha!
One distinguishing thing about the Uyghurs is their love for meat. This love was best on display at the Sunday animal market where traders from all around Kashgar and Xinjiang come and trade their livestock. The market was divided into roughly three sections: one for sheep, one for cows, and one for donkeys. The crude marketing and customer service was hilarious. The best scene was an ...
Location
Other places to stay in Kashi
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Yambu Grand Hotel
Downtown, Kashi | Hotelfrom $75 -
Kashi Tianyuan International Hotel
Downtown, Kashi | Hotelfrom $108 -
Xin Long Hotel
Downtown, Kashi | Hotel -
Qini Bagh Hotel
No.144 Seman Road, Kashi | Hotel -
Seman Hotel
No.337 Seman Rd., Kashi | Hotelfrom $19 -
Barony Tarim Petroleum Hotel
No.224 Seman Road, Kashkar, Kashi | Hotel -
Wenzhou International Hotel
No.17 West Renmin Road, Kashi | 4 star hotel -
Jintian Hotel
Train Station Zhen, Kashi | Hotel -
Kashgar Hotel
No.7 Tawuguzi Road, Kashi | Hotel -
Renmin Hotel
No.1 Jiefang South Road, Kashi | Hotel -
Taxinan Hotel
Zepu Kunlun Road, Kashi | Hotel -
Xiangdu Hotel
No.314 Renmin West Road, Kashi | Hotel -
Jinhe Hotel
No.32 Jiankang Road, Kashi | Hotel -
Overseas Chinese Hotel
No.380 Seman Rd., Kashi | Hotel -
Qianhai Hotel
No.48 West Renmin West Rd., Kashi | Hotel
