The importance of Kashgar in Xinjiang and what conditions are needed to build it into a metropolis?

Kashgar, Xinjiang is the west gate of China to Central Asia and the most important strategic energy security zone in western China. Building this place into a metropolis requires geographical environment and traffic conditions.

The role of traffic roads and urban agglomerations. Because Xinjiang is relatively large, many cities are connected by plane. So it can also be seen from here that the important cities in Xinjiang are far apart. Only dense traffic roads can show the development potential and vitality of this area. The development of towns around Kashgar is not very good. To build a metropolis, there are urban agglomerations.

Xinjiang has a desert area of 430,400 square kilometers, accounting for 60% of the country's desert area. Kashgar is known as the "city of desert tourism", surrounded by perennial desertification land. Due to the influence of geographical environment and climate, the degree of desertification in Kashgar far exceeds that in most parts of northern Xinjiang.

Famous scenic spot

The old city of Kashgar is located in the center of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with an area of 3.6 square kilometers. South to Renmin Road, north to Seman Road and Yawage Road, west to Muyun Lake Xialu, and east to Tuman River Tourist Belt, including Tuman River Scenic Belt, East Lake, South Lake and People's Park. It is a national 5A-level tourist attraction.

Yangguojia Forest Park in Zepu Jinhu is located in Yaston Forest Farm, 40 kilometers southwest of Zepu County, and is a national 5A-level tourist attraction. Area of natural Populus euphratica forest in the scenic area 1.8 million mu. The original Populus euphratica forest in the park is well protected, and the Yarkant River and its tributaries surround the park, which has the characteristics of two rivers and one island. In June 2003, it was officially named National Forest Park by the Ministry of Forestry.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kashgar