Gaotai Residential Houses

introduce

Located at the northeast end of the old city of Kashgar, Gaotai Residential Area is a Uygur ethnic settlement built on a high loess cliff with a height of more than 40 meters and a length of more than 800 meters. It has a history of 600 years. It is a display of ancient Uygur residential buildings and folk customs A great landscape.

The area is built on a cliff, and there are nearly 600 households in total. The houses are made of mud and poplar wood, which look loose but are actually very strong. Many houses have a history of hundreds of years.

Looking across the river from the modern Kashgar New City, the old city is obviously higher. Gaoya existed two thousand years ago, and Uighur ancestors built houses here more than one thousand years ago. According to legend, Ban Chao and Geng Gong, famous generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty, once left their footprints here. During the Kashgarhan Dynasty in the middle of the ninth century AD, the palace was built on the north side of this high cliff.

The Uighurs here have lived here for generations, and the houses are built on the cliffs. When the family population increases for a generation, they add a floor to the ancestors' houses. Most of them are earth houses, but there are also many newly built brick houses. Between these randomly built upstairs and outside buildings, there are more than 50 alleys extending in all directions, criss-crossing, winding, and up and down. Without locals to guide the way, outsiders will definitely get lost.

Many old houses and mosques with a history of hundreds of years are preserved here. Gaotai folk houses are praised by Chinese and foreign tourists as "the living folk museum of Uyghurs", which is the connotation of Kashgar, a famous historical and cultural city in China. Gaotai dwellings are not only the best place for Uyghur traditional handicrafts, but also the palace of Uyghur landscaping, sculpture and painting art.

opening hours

09:30-20:30 throughout the year (the latest admission is 20:00); the specific business status is subject to the opening of the day

must see tips

The layout of the alleys in the ancient city is like a huge maze. If you are not careful, you will get lost, but you can still distinguish it from the bricks used to lay the ground. Hexagonal bricks represent a road ahead, and square bricks represent a dead end ahead.

hanweimin

In the old city of Kashgar, it was rammed according to the local soil structure, and it is an ancient residential city with Central Asian characteristics.

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喀什旅行记

In winter, on a warm afternoon, the bleak north wind stopped, the reeds by the river were quiet, everything was silent, and there was enthusiasm in the silence. This is how I felt when I first came to Kashgar Gaotai Residence. The Gaotai folk house is located on the edge of the old city of Kashgar, facing the East Lake Park, with a Ferris wheel standing beside it, sighing in the cold wind. From a distance, the houses of nearly a thousand years look old and dilapidated, the traces of wind and sun can be seen everywhere, and the walls like ruined wells are uneven. Courtyard", as if you are facing an old man over 600 years old, living in the warm winter sun, reclining, staring at the light beam reflected by the camera lens. Due to the maintenance and renovation, it is impossible to enter now. I stood around and took a few photos. The houses piled up with mud bricks stood alone in the cold wind like blown bombs, without awe. Respect, there is absolutely no sense of disobedience. Gaotai folk houses are built on a high loess cliff more than 40 meters high and more than 800 meters long in the southeast of the old city. There are more than 600 households and more than 4,000 people living there. Every time the family population increases by one generation, an additional floor is added to the ancestral house, or it is extended around the house. In this way, layer by layer, it continues from generation to generation, forming a pattern of houses connecting houses and buildings connecting buildings, and has become a cultural relic protection unit to experience folk customs and feel the atmosphere of history.

五二郎

This is a Uyghur ethnic dwelling with a history of more than 600 years. Currently, the walls are being repaired for earthquake safety and emergency repair protection. It forms a strong contrast with the surrounding modern buildings, and a sense of vicissitudes emerges spontaneously. According to visual inspection, the Gaotai residential area is not too large. Walking around the periphery, the surrounding riverside park has a pleasant scenery, green trees and rivers, and there is a Ferris wheel not far away.

gz当地向导伊妹儿

Gaotai folk houses have pleasant scenery and unique architectural style. Staying in a B&B allows you to feel the local customs and customs. The folk customs are interesting and feel good. They are clean, tidy and hygienic.

李诗

1. Free of charge 2. Public toilets charge one yuan each time 3. There are very few residents inside 4. They will be very happy to take pictures of the children. Remember to show them after the pictures are finished. 5. It is indeed a very old folk house, a bit like time travel. The places that don’t require money for tourism in Xinjiang are all good, but the Huoyan Mountain that requires money is rubbish

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[Gaotai Dwellings] is a Uygur ethnic settlement built on a high loess cliff with a height of more than 40 meters and a length of more than 800 meters at the northeast end of the old city of Kashgar, Xinjiang. It has a history of 600 years. It is a display of ancient Uygur residential buildings and folk customs in Kashgar. A great landscape. Gaotai Folk House is a Uygur ethnic settlement built on a high loess cliff with a height of more than 40 meters and a length of more than 800 meters at the northeast end of the old city of Kashgar, Xinjiang. It has a history of 600 years. A big landscape. As the only preserved traditional historical block with typical characteristics of the ancient Western Regions in my country, the old residential buildings here are mostly composed of earth, brick and wood, which is an important evidence for studying the living customs and architectural characteristics of ethnic minorities. In November 2014, the old city of Kashgar passed the review of landscape resources for 5A-level tourist attractions organized by the National Tourism Administration. On July 20, 2015, the National Tourism Administration officially awarded the title of National 5A Tourist Attraction to the Kashgar Old City Scenic Spot.