Photo take on December 31, 2023 shows performers perform traditional Uygur dances at the gate opening ceremony in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo take on December 31, 2023 shows a kid plays roller skating in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo take on January 3, 2024 shows Abdugeni Halipa, a resident of the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, chats with his family. At present, Abdugeni Halipa opens a Uygur herb tea shop in the old town of Kashi, with an annual income of more than 300,000 yuan (about 41,846.84 U.S. dollars).

Aerial photo taken on August 23, 2023 shows an overlooking view of the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on January 2, 2024 shows performers perform traditional Uygur dances in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on January 2, 2024 shows a tourist dressed in ethnic costumes (front left) experiences the folk customs in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on December 31, 2023 shows tourists buy souvenirs in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on December 31, 2023 shows tourists taste pigeon soup in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily (Reporter Cai Zengle) news: At 10:30 am on January 1, 2024, a gate opening ceremony was held in the old town of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Gongs, drums and cheerful music sounded in the old town, welcoming the guests from all over the world.

Kashi, formerly known as Shule, is located at the intersection of the ancient Silk Road in the north and south. Nowadays, Kashi is an important pivot city in the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the starting point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. With Kunlun Mountains in the south and Tianshan Mountain in the north, Kashi has the location advantage of having five national first-class ports that can lead to eight countries. For thousands of years, the Silk Road has become more convenient because of Kashi, and Kashi has also become more prosperous due to the Silk Road.

In 2009, the comprehensive management project for the renovation of dangerous buildings in the old town of Kashi was fully advanced. The country invested more than 7 billion yuan (about 976.6 million U.S. dollars) to renovate the old town of Kashi. This not only protected the overall style of the old town, but also met the seismic requirements. The scenic area and residential areas were integrated, and more than a hundred shops, including ethnic clothing stores, bronze ware stores, and tourist souvenir stores, were distributed in the streets and alleys. With its unique folk customs, the old town of Kashi has become the most popular place for tourists from home and abroad.

Kashi, with its long history, is full of vitality and attracts people from all over the world.

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