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KashgarTravel Budget Guide

Tier 3·IATA: KHG

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
  • highEid al-Fitr (Ramadan end)· Varies (Islamic calendar)
Taxi flag-drop:¥8starting fare

Attractions

Kashgar Old City喀什古城5AHeritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Pamir Scenic Area帕米尔旅游区5A$5.76 (CN¥39)
Jinhuyang National Forest Park金湖杨国家森林公园5A$5.62 (CN¥38)
Xiangfei Tomb (Kashgar)香妃园4A$4.43 (CN¥30)
Dawakun Desert Scenic Area达瓦昆沙漠旅游风景区4A$5.91 (CN¥40)
Khunjerab Pass National Gate红其拉甫国门4A$7.39 (CN¥50)
Red Sea Scenic Area红海景区4A$5.17 (CN¥35)
Muztagh Ata Glacier Park慕士塔格冰川公园—$13.60 (CN¥92)
Id Kah Mosque艾提尕尔清真寺—Heritage Site$4.29 (CN¥29)
Pamir Plateau帕米尔高原—$6.65 (CN¥45)
Panlong Ancient Road盘龙古道—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Amanisha Khan Mausoleum阿曼尼莎汗纪念陵—$2.22 (CN¥15)
Gaotai Dwellings高台民居—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Xiye Mystery City Scenic Area西夜迷城景区—$4.14 (CN¥28)
Shache County Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Park莎车县非物质文化遗产博览园—Heritage Site$1.48 (CN¥10)
Kashgar Museum喀什博物馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Bandir Blue Lake班迪尔蓝湖—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Karakoram Highway中巴友谊路—$0.00 (CN¥0)
N39 Desert Adventure BaseN39沙漠探险基地—$4.14 (CN¥28)
Khunjerab Port红其拉甫口岸—$0.00 (CN¥0)

Hotels

Budget

$14.48 (CN¥98)
/night

Standard

$20.84 (CN¥141)
/night

Comfort

$38.28 (CN¥259)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.55 (CN¥24)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.35 (CN¥70)
/meal

High-end

$35.18 (CN¥238)
/meal
Must try:
  • Whole roast lamb
    烤全羊 · Kǎo quányáng
  • Naan flatbread
    馕 · Náng
  • Uyghur big plate chicken
    维吾尔大盘鸡 · Wéiwú'ěr dàpán jī
  • Pilaf (polo)
    手抓饭 · Shǒuzhuā fàn
  • Baked lamb buns (samsa)
    烤包子 · Kǎo bāozi
  • Pigeon soup
    鸽子汤 · Gēzi tāng
  • Rose petal jam
    玫瑰花酱 · Méiguīhuā jiàng
  • Pomegranate juice
    石榴汁 · Shíliú zhī
Styles:Fast food · Street snacks · Xinjiang · Noodle house

Culture & Heritage

Famous Snacks (5)

Naan (Uyghur Flatbread)Famous Snacks
The staple Uyghur flatbread baked against the wall of a clay tonur oven, crisp outside and soft within, the everyday taste of Kashgar's streets.
Cup Lamb StewFamous Snacks
A clear lamb stew simmered in an enamel cup, pure in flavour with melting meat and a savoury broth, the simplest and most warming dish of Kashgar.
Baked Samsa (Samsa)Famous Snacks
Square meat-filled pastries baked in the tonur oven, with crackling crust and juicy lamb filling, the signature grab-and-go bite of Kashgar's morning markets.
Uyghur Polo (Pilaf)Famous Snacks
A Uyghur pilaf of rice steamed with lamb, carrot and onion, glossy and golden, fragrant and tender, a centrepiece dish for feasts and hospitality.
Jiaoma Chicken (Spiced Cold Chicken)Famous Snacks
Hand-shredded cold chicken dressed in a numbing-spicy oil of Sichuan pepper and chilli, bright and appetising, a refreshing star of Kashgar's night markets.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (4)

Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam (Twelve Muqam)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗（2006年）
The great Uyghur suite tradition uniting song, dance and music; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006 and a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from 2005.
Tajik Eagle DanceNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗（2006年）
The traditional dance of the Pamir Tajiks, imitating the soaring of the mountain eagle; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Uyghur Mould-Made Pottery Firing TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗（2006年）
A Uyghur pottery craft of more than two thousand years, moulded from red clay and fired as both plain and glazed wares; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Uyghur Traditional Knife-Making (Yingjisha Knife)National ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗（2008年）
The forging craft of the Yingjisha knife, refined over four hundred years, finely shaped and gorgeously handled; a national ICH item from 2008.
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