On the evening of October 19, 2020, during a trip to southern Xinjiang, I visited the old city of Kashgar at night. The picture shows the Kashgar TV Tower at night.

We first came to the Jiulongquan block in the old city of Kashgar. When I came to Kashgar more than 20 years ago, there was no development and construction here. Now it is brightly lit. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

Blake Beshi ("spring side" in Uighur) is a spring scene in the northeast of Kashgar City. Because there are 9 springs, the terrain here is low-lying, and the springs are arranged at a certain distance, each forming a pool. The Han people also call it "Jiulongquan". The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

In the Qing Dynasty, this spring was called "Geng Gong Spring", and an old Buddhist temple beside the spring was called "Geng Gong Temple", which is a place name attached to commemorate Geng Gong, a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In 75 A.D. (the eighteenth year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty), Geng Gong, the captain of the Wu School of the Western Regions, dug a spring in Shule City to retreat from the Huns. city). This historical misunderstanding also added a lot of legend to the ancient city of Kashgar, especially this spring scene. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

During the Karahan Dynasty, it was the royal tourist area of ​​Kashgar, the capital of the kingdom, and a palace was once built on the western slope of the spring. In 1526, Mirza Haidar Kulgani, the great minister of the Yarkand Khanate and the governor of Kashgar (the author of the famous historical work "History of Rashid") brought the spring into the urban area, and built three buildings beside the spring. Tall pavilions in the style of Samarkand in Central Asia. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

At the end of the 17th century, when the Junggar Mongol Khanate in northern Xinjiang controlled the "Hoja regime", the Mongols once built a Buddhist temple by the spring, and the Brakbeshi Grand Mosque built here by Apak Hoja was prominent for a time. At the beginning of this century, there are still many tourist facilities such as Buddhist temples, teahouses, and hotels built by local officials in the Qing Dynasty. There are fences around the spring, and tens of thousands of fruit trees are planted nearby, and they are guarded by special personnel. a place of interest. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

The Genggong Temple standing next to the ancient city is particularly eye-catching in the night sky. The "Genggong worships the spring and retreats the Huns" from the Eastern Han Dynasty to this day has become a good story. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

This city should only exist in the sky. The photo was taken in Jiulongquan Street.

At the beginning of the lights, the bright lights, bustling crowds, and delicious special snacks add a bit of color to the night in the Jiulongquan block of the ancient city of Kashgar. It has also become a must-go place for many tourists to visit the ancient city at night.

In recent years, the Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Spot has launched the "Night Economy" brand. Relying on the strong momentum of ancient city tourism, Kashgar City has fully tapped the historical and cultural connotations of Jiulongquan, focused on building Jiulongquan District, enriched night tourism projects, and improved the quality of 5A-level scenic spots in the ancient city of Kashgar. It also fully benefits the local residents.

Jiulongquan block covers 12 different types of business such as catering, accommodation, bars, shopping, entertainment performances, etc., with a total of 48 merchants. The ancient city is injected with more diverse cultural factors, making tourists linger here and compete for souvenirs.

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Wooden tables and chairs are neatly arranged on the street, people drink beer, eat barbecue, and enjoy ethnic singing and dancing. Accompanied by the beautiful love song played by the guitar, the endless flow of people on the street jostles shoulder to shoulder. In a trance, it's like coming to Beijing Houhai or Yangshuo Bar Street, but this street seems to have more inexplicable taste than there, which makes people happy but can't stop.

As night fell, tourists scattered in the streets and alleys of the ancient city of Kashgar began to taste the scenery different from that of the day. Bright lights, cheerful songs and dances, and delicious food all added a lot of lively atmosphere to the ancient city of Kashgar at night.

As night fell, the ancient city bid farewell to the hustle and bustle of the day, and gradually returned to silence. Due to the impact of the epidemic, there are few tourists in the shops along the street, and almost no one cares about them.

The ancient city of Kashgar at night is more mysterious and charming than during the day.

The night is getting thicker and darker, the snack street in the old city is brightly lit, all kinds of cries come and go, light smoke fills the air, and the tempting aroma of cumin and barbecue wafts in the air. Hand-caught mutton is sold here.

Kashgar has authentic food features, and the night market covers almost all kinds. Roasted pigeons, grilled fish, roasted goose eggs, roasted pumpkin, jelly, rice sausages, noodle lungs... The attractive color and mellow taste provoke people's taste buds and make people salivate. The haggis is sold here.

Roast goose, duck and eggs are sold here

This place sells boiled chicken

It's beef hooves that are sold here

Egg tarts are sold here

Chicken tenders are sold here

This place sells sauced duck

This place sells lamb skewers

beef is sold here

Sheep hooves are sold here

fruit is sold here

Here is pomegranate juice

In addition to the snack street, there are restaurants open at night everywhere in the old city. This is a restaurant that sells baked buns.

This is a restaurant that sells barbecue.

This is a restaurant that sells grilled fish.

At night, Id Kah Plaza has become a sea of ​​joy. With the arrival of the peak tourist season, smart businessmen have also broadened the channels for increasing income and getting rich. The picture shows a child riding a camel sculpture on the square.

Strolling forward, forgetting the troubles of life, the pace of time suddenly slows down, greedily looking at the mysterious ancient city in the night, standing in the criss-crossing maze-like lanes, as if traveling to the Middle Ages, the golden iron horse, The age of war. Kashgar has experienced countless wars, turmoil, dangers and challenges and still stands tall. It has not been annihilated in history like many ancient countries and old cities in the Western Regions. It is a miracle in itself.

Unknowingly, I returned to the Qiniwak International Hotel where I stayed. There is a saying that when you are asleep in the middle of the night in the mainland, my nightlife in Kashgar has just begun. Yes, in China, the westernmost city in China may have the latest sun setting, and it will not completely set until around 21:30 in late autumn, which also makes mainland tourists feel incredible and novel.