The fabled “Silk Road” city of Kashgar (aka Kashi) in southern Xinjiang has been a trading hub for thousands of years.
One of China’s westernmost cities, it is home to circa one million residents, and is a fascinating destination.
Its gleaming, newish museum is huge.
Unsurprisingly, it houses many historical treasures.
It is billed as a “must see”.
If your desire is to learn anything meaningful about Xinjiang’s history, Kashgar Museum is in fact a “must miss”.
However, as a cheerlessly relentless example of the lies and utter drivel which totalitarian states inflict upon their citizens (and visitors), Kashgar Museum certainly offers a “world class” experience.
English language “explanations” are very few in number, but each one is huge in physical size.
They provide absolutely zero truthful/accurate/interesting historical/contextual information.
Photo taken on 26 May 2024.