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Kashgar: bustling hub of business, different cultures

People walk on a shopping street in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Li Zhihao)

A resident chooses clothes at a night market in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Tourists interact with pigeons in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A fruit vendor juices pomegranates at a night market in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

People walk on a shopping street in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A man plays a traditional musical instrument at home in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

A vendor sells fruits at a night market in Kashgar City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2018. The ancient oasis city of Kashgar, in the westernmost part of China near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, was an important staging post on the original Silk Road and has been revitalized as a bustling hub of business and different cultures. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)