Do you know anything about Kashgar in Xinjiang?

Kashgar is located in the westernmost part of China, surrounded by five or six neighboring countries in Central and South Asia. The names are unified, and they are all called various? Stan. . The streets here are full of faces with long noses and eyelashes. There are no tall buildings here, the sun goes down very late, the moon is very close, the sky is particularly blue, and the colorful scarves and dresses of Uighur women on the street are bright and beautiful.

At first, I was right? Xinjiang? These two words are not deep in concept, but they are very big. I didn't expect there would be any difference between going to Urumqi and going to Kashgar. Later, I found that the difference was big. At the home of Uighur villagers in Kashgar? Food and shelter? In those days, I learned that many native Kashgar people have never left Xinjiang, and even a trip to Urumqi is their lifelong dream. Of course, this is another story. Let's start from the beginning.

Kashichu impression

On my first day in Kashgar, I settled in this small border town? Center? : Etiquette Square. This is a hub, but also a? Reference? Later, whenever I met a Uighur taxi driver who didn't know Mandarin, I asked him to take me here, from which I could get to any place in the main city quickly. The main city of Kashgar is small, with two main roads. One is called Renmin Road, which starts from Kashgar Museum in the east and ends at Huanjiang New World Department Store in the west, with a total length of 3 kilometers. The other is Jiefang Road, which runs from Kunlun Building at the northern end to Xinyuan Building at the southern end, with a width of 2.5 kilometers.

What are these two routes? Cross? Formally, this 78-square-kilometer Kashgar city in Fiona Fang is divided into four parts: northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast. To tourists, they represent differences? What is the meaning of traveling? Do you have your own? Tourism function? . Northeast China: the old city, old houses, snack night market, the most primitive, concentrated and well-preserved Kashgar.

Southwest: Shopping malls, cinemas, fast-paced living areas, where the migrant population is the most concentrated and largest? No Kashgar flavor? Kashgar.

Southeast: Two parks (People's Park and East Lake Park) belong to Kashgar people? Back garden? .

Or it can be divided as follows:

A people's road? A word? Type B divides the main city of Kashgar into two areas, the old city in the north and the new city in the south.

For tourists, the most wonderful area is in the north, while for permanent residents, the most practical area is the south.

About this old city in the north of Kashgar, the official map is like a turtle. Look at the picture: the turtle's head is on the right, its shell is in the middle, and its ass and tail are on the left. It is vivid, but quiet and calm.

Today's travel notes are mainly about the northwest part of the first and second days of my trip to Kashgar, that is? Tortoise ass? This one. Kashgar? Landmark? build

If you want to find a landmark for Kashgar, it is the Aidijia Mosque. This ancient building with a history of nearly 600 years, built in the Ming Dynasty, is second to none not only in Xinjiang, but also among the best in China. It is not only a temple, but also a school, which has trained many scholars devoted to the study of history and religion and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad.

But according to my observation, people seem to prefer to park in the big square in front of the Etiga Mosque. This square is like a small park, with the center facing the gate of the mosque, where a group of pigeons are scattered all the year round. Pigeons are not afraid of people. They walked around easily, staring at the children playing around. The children are holding their delicious food in their hands. As soon as the little hand opened, the pigeons gathered around, and a photographer recorded all this in the camera. There is a Uighur uncle on the side of the square near the road? Take a group photo? Before and after the annual Eid al-Adha, the whole Kashgar was decorated with lanterns, and the square was singing and dancing, and his business was extremely hot;

On the side of the square near the old street, some cultural activities are often held. This day just happened to catch a solo by a Uighur eldest brother. ? There are few ups and downs in life. Be strong, live, cry and laugh. At least you and I have a popular song with Xinjiang flavor, singing "My Good Brother" in Little Shenyang.

Tonight, I walked along? Stage? Boyi Road, next to Wusi Pond, walks into this ancient block. The sunset is a little instant, and the clouds are hiding behind the trees. The evening in Kashgar is picturesque, birds croak overhead, people rush home, and the veil of Uighur women melts in the blue night? The song drifted away. Like a glass of wine, like an old song

Wusitangboyi road

Is this recordable? Kashgar travel guide? In the historical records of Kashgar as an important international commercial port on the ancient Silk Road, Laojie has been a prosperous commercial street for thousands of years. Just like Nanluoguxiang in Beijing and Barkhor Street in Lhasa, Boyi Road in May 4th Hall also has strong regional characteristics. No matter how things change, the cultural background and ethnic flavor here are the strongest and most revealing places in Kashgar.

On the second day in Kashgar, I spent the whole day walking around this street. First, I found a small restaurant and ate a bowl. Jiaozi soup? Sour and salty, very homely, typical northwest taste. The shop next to me sells prickly heat. I picked a small one and soaked it in jiaozi's sour soup. It's crisp and fragrant, but it's too big to take away, so I think I'll bring one to Uighur villagers when I go back to visit them.

While eating, I watched the police uncle on duty on the roadside tease the children. Kashgar has strict law and order. Later, I heard that many families will participate in the duty. When the children go to see their father at work, the father can only play with the children for a while during the lunch break. The police uncle is an extremely noble and dignified profession for the children in Kashgar.

Around Boyi Road in Wusitang, there are many paths interwoven at 7788 places, connecting every inch of this ancient block. Walking on these paths, feeling far from reality? Kashgar life? Come a little closer. The Uighur houses in this street are unique in form and beautifully decorated, which are influenced by the special climatic conditions of dry and hot weather, less water and more sand. People's grasp of layout and space here is very different from the spirit of architectural form in the mainland. The houses on both sides of the street have flat roofs, and there are many windows on the earth walls. Windows come in different shapes, some with double doors closed and some carved. Green plants climbed up every extensible gap and wound around the carved wooden fence.

In Xinjiang, people call this kind of building Ayiwang-style residence. It has a history of more than 2000 years, and it is a folk, exquisite and practical art of life.

Later, when I looked at the photos, I found that the youth hostel in the old city where I lived was actually a typical Ayiwang quadrangle. The entrance of this courtyard is decorated with two consecutive paintings, and there is an arched carved window in the middle of the entrance column. The corridor is deep, build a row? A heatable adobe sleeping platform, where you can chat around and sleep, ok? Spread it out? Passing backpackers are in a daze with stray cats adopted by the inn in this pile of red, green and green? This three-story building is semi-enclosed? u？ T-shaped layout can make every room upstairs have good lighting. The whole yard is practical and beautiful. Is it an improved version? Modernization? New Uighur? Big family? Residential building.

This afternoon, I found another classic old building on Boyi Road in Wusitang:

Bainianlao tea house

It is noon at 3 pm in Kashgar, Beijing time. The scorching sun shone on the pavement of Boyi in the May 4th Hall, facing the dazzling white light, I wandered aimlessly and passed by this small building, and I was attracted by it as soon as I looked up. On the second floor corridor stood a girl in red, half of her cheeks were covered by trees towering in front of the corridor, and the shade was scattered on the roadside. Sometimes pedestrians pass through this swaying shadow, reflecting the red and water-green teahouse exterior wall. Only when I walked in did I know that this is the only century-old teahouse in Kashgar.

After staying in Kashgar for a long time, you will find that drinking tea is the daily life of Kashgar people, probably because the diet is greasy and salty. Every household here has a kind of Fuzhuan tea to relieve greasy taste. When eating rice, a pot will come, when eating noodles, and a pot will come when eating naan. Drinking tea is a way of life for the old Kashgar people who grew up on the May 4th Tangboyi Road. Almost every day, they will come to the old teahouse, bring the prepared cakes and get together in twos and threes. When chatting, they broke off a small piece of cake and dipped it in tea. For them, naan cake seems to be not a staple food, but a dessert for afternoon tea. Later, I learned from them and often took a south cake to the teahouse, where I was dull and dipped in tea. It happened that there was a stall downstairs in the teahouse that had been open for many years, selling the only rose and walnut stuffing in Kashgar. It's delicious.

The atmosphere in this teahouse is very relaxed. Guests can bring not only cakes, but also various fruits and snacks. People in teahouses are easy to talk to, as long as they remember to take their garbage away. It is said that the boss is also an old man in his 70s. At present, his children and grandchildren manage the teahouse. Business is good and tea is not expensive. A pot of ordinary tea should be 10 yuan. With this pot of tea, you can sit here all afternoon until the tea is tasteless. On holidays and in the afternoon when there are many tourists, there will be a Rewap performance here. Is this piano Kashgar's? Major? The music played is lively, playful and powerful, coupled with the tambourine, which instantly drives the enthusiasm of everyone in the venue.

Because of interest, everyone will dance to the music for a while. Uighurs are a versatile people who can sing and dance well. In Kashgar, everyone can dance, regardless of gender or age. Often, the more enthusiastic everyone dances, the more energetic the musicians play. After a song is finished, many tourists downstairs will find the sound and squeeze into the teahouse.