In the old city of Kashgar, Xinjiang, the most fascinating is the characteristic streets and lanes.

Then share my trip to Kashgar, Xinjiang. In Kashgar, I can always think of this domineering slogan, "No Kashgar, no Xinjiang, no ancient city, no Kashgar."

I camped in the center of the ancient city. The ancient city is really suitable for staying for a few more days, walking slowly, strolling slowly and feeling the unique charm of the ancient city. This photo shows me staying on the top observation deck of the hotel overlooking the ancient city.

The ancient city of Kashgar is a classic masterpiece in the history of world architecture, and it is famous for its labyrinth architecture with flexible layout and secluded winding paths. The Uighur residential complex in the core area of the ancient city is the largest adobe building complex in the world, which combines the characteristics of Uygur customs, charm of Han and Tang dynasties, European customs and the legacy of ancient Rome.

The entrance of Aldasik Road, west gate of the ancient city scenic spot. From here, let's take a good look at several characteristic old streets and lanes in the ancient city.

This is the "Hundred Years Hat Street" in the old city of Kashgar, just at the west entrance of the ancient city scenic spot on Al Daske Road. This is a collection of the highest skills of Kashgar hatters. Uyghur men and women like to wear hats, which not only have the function of preventing cold or heatstroke, but also need to be worn during social activities, visiting relatives and friends, and festivals.

There are two kinds of traditional Uygur hats: fur hats and flower hats. Most fur hats are made of sheepskin, and the process is quite complicated and changeable. The flower hat has excellent materials, exquisite craftsmanship and ever-changing patterns, which is especially suitable for men. Every major festival, Uighurs have to put on little flower hats to dress up. At the same time, flower hat, as a unique national handicraft, is increasingly favored by guests. I bought a flowered hat in the International Grand Bazaar. It looks good to take pictures with.

The most lively Oldasik Road, there is a night market dozens of meters away from the entrance, which is a place where tourists who have just arrived in Kashgar can learn about Kashgar's special cuisine and eat it.

Internet celebrity ice cream also has booths here. Handsome guys have been teasing children. The children screamed with excitement, and the parents smiled and took pictures.

There are criss-crossing streets and lanes in the ancient city. At present, more than 200 streets and lanes in the city are the only well-preserved labyrinth city blocks in China. There are still more than 100 excellent residential buildings in the ancient city of Kashgar, which have withstood the test of 1903 Kashgar earthquake and have high historical value. It is the names of these lanes that make us a little hard to remember.

Early in the morning, there are many shops on both sides of Arya Road. Here is a introduction to the "mule shop", which is a hotel where animals can be raised and placed. It was called an inn in ancient times. Because Kashgar is located in the middle of the western regions, it is the important town of the ancient Silk Road. Many businessmen will stop here when passing through Kashgar. I don't know from which generation, the shrewd Kashgar people seized the business opportunity and opened an inn at their doorstep for businessmen and livestock to live in. The mule shop is another important product of the bustling ancient Silk Road.

The beautiful alley on Arya Road, the name of Arya Road, a beautiful legend.

During the period of Shule Kingdom, the old city of Kashgar suffered a once-in-a-century flood, and residents flocked to the heights of the old city. When the city was flooded, there was a big crack in the ground, and the flood flowed away from the crack, so the ancient city was preserved and the residents survived. People call the split place "Aryan", that is, where there is a river in the middle.

It's called Xiamuqi Lane, which means candle in Uighur. For people who have lived here for generations, most candles in Kashgar are produced here. Therefore, the lane is named Xia. Later, all these candle makers moved away, but this alley has a long reputation and has been preserved until now. Can you see the glory of that year?

On the left side of Aitig Square in the center of the ancient city, there is a millennium old street called Ustangboyi. Ustangboyi means "canal" and riverside in Uighur. At the end of the old street, there is a huge reservoir for residents to use water. The shops of Uygur handicrafts at the entrance of the ancient street are lined up.

There is a famous century-old teahouse in this street, which is a place where senior travelers must punch in. Since hundreds of years ago, it has been the most lively and prosperous area in the old city of Kashgar. Although it changed hands several times, the teahouse survived.

This teahouse has been circulated among donkey friends for a long time. This century-old teahouse is where Amir's father and mentor watched the kite competition at the beginning of the Oscar-nominated film The Kite Runner. The rich national characteristics of the old teahouse and the comfortable and quiet grandfathers in the ancient city will give people a wonderful experience of time travel.

Go on, there is another characteristic alley called Mill Lane. This place was once named after a mill that processed bean products. During the Chagatai khanate, there was dust all year round, and the harvest of farming was very limited. Only beans produce more. However, because beans are hard and indigestible, they are basically used to feed livestock.

A capable peasant woman often delves into different ways of eating various foods in order to feed her family every day. She thought it was too wasteful to feed and store beans, so she tried to get edible parts from beans. After repeated experiments, a variety of chickpea bean products were finally developed and a special bean product workshop was established.

In this way, a lot of beans that could not be eaten before were saved, and people also had other foods besides flour to fill the food shortage. People were moved by her persistent spirit of processing experiments, and named the alley where she used to process bean products Mill Lane.

Intersecting with Mill Lane is Artux Lane, named after some Artux people moved here in the past.

According to legend, during the period of Shule Kingdom, there was an old man named Artux, who was a skilled stonemason with a little apprentice. On the 60 th birthday of the old man, the young apprentice presented a large piece of suet jade, and the old man carefully carved it into a beautiful girl. The old man looked at the jade girl and couldn't help saying, "I wish I had such a daughter!" " "I didn't expect her to really become a gentle and lovely girl. She worships the old stonemason as her father. The old man was so happy from ear to ear that he named her Tashguli (Flower of Jade).

Shortly after the death of the old man, Tashguli lived with a mason and gradually fell in love with him. A local bully took a fancy to her beauty and took Tashguli away while the stonemason was away in an attempt to force her to get married. Tashguri refused and the bully cut her with a knife. Jade girl made a dazzling spark, lit the bully's house, turned herself into a wisp of white smoke, and went to the sky.

Strolling in the alleys of the ancient city is like walking into the picture scroll of Uygur customs, and the strong breath of life comes to my face, which is wonderful. To be continued, I am in Kashgar.