10 Free Things to Do in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

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Discover 10 free things to do in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China. Includes short reviews, directions, pictures and other useful information as well as some (perhaps not so useful) personal ranting.

Just today I have decided to update my guidelines for posting to be that if it is a list of things to do then it will be for free stuff. If it is a paid attraction then it will get it’s own separate review. This also affects my personal travel guidelines which will now be that if I think it doesn’t deserve it’s own post, then I will not pay to go in it.

The main reason I planned to come to Kashgar was for Lake Karukol, but alas I never made it due to time restrictions.

The train ride in from Korla was incredibly hot, so much so that I could not sleep. And no wander, because out the window was basically a desert.

Scenery from the train from Korla to Kashgar

In any case, here is the first of what I assume will be many of my free things to do lists. Without further ado, 10 free things to do in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

1. People’s Square

The first thing on my list of 10 free things to do in Kashgar is People’s Square. Go and have a look at this big statue of Mao. I wonder how the Xinjiang people feel about this. In my opinion they are not Chinese. They have their own language, own foods, own traditions and clothing etc. To me they are culturally closer to Kyrgyzstan than China.

A giant statue of Mao in People’s Square, which he probably had erected while his people were starving,

Getting to People’s Square

People’s square is walk-able from the Kashgar Old Town Youth Hostel. Check the map at the end of this post.

Directions to the hostel can be found on the Kashgar Old Town Youth Hostel review post.

This sign is on the main road

2. People’s Park

Attached to People’s Square is Peoples Park. Its a well used park and even has some carnival typs rides and games in the center of it.

A girl frolicking in the water in People’s Park

Getting to People’s Park

The entrance to People’ Park is right next to People’s Square.

People’s Park

3. Sunday Bizarre

Don’t be fooled by the name, it is open every day until 2000 (or so I was told). Perhaps in winter it opens less. In any case, it a big maze of a place with loads of stuff for sale.

A whole section dedicated to cloth.

Getting to the Sunday Bizarre

The following buses go to the Sunday Bizzare. 3, 6, 7, 20, 21 and 30. The bus costs 1rmb and it gets pretty full.

Out the front of the Sunday Bizzare

4. Old Town

This was my favorite of these free things to do in Kashgar. The hostel I stayed in is located in old town. Just walk around, there is lots of interesting stuff around and some of the architecture is pretty cool.

Getting to Old Town

Follow the same directions getting to the hostel which can be found here.

Take a strroll around Old Town.

5. Art Street

I was wandering around Old Town and came across this row of art galleries. Good for a look.

Getting to Art Street

It’s in old town and is marked on the map. The mark on the map is not 100% accurate. Where the mark is, is a little road you need to go down.

A group of art galleries in old town.

I saw this mural just walking around (not near art street). The location is on the map below.

6. Food Street

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looping road good food street = Food Street.

Get a good, inexpensive feed.

Getting to Food Street

See the map.

Can’t pass up a good food street.

The front of the food street. One of the entrances to the underground mall is to my left.

7. Underground Mall

A fairly large network of shops underground.

It is where the food street is. Just go down the underpass.

8. River

Not as good as the one in Korla but still nice to walk up/down.

Getting to the River

Go to People’s park then head east until you hit the river.

9. Fountain

It was 2045 when I came across this and the fountain show was in full swing. I stayed for about ten minutes and it was still going. I’m gonna have a punt and say it goes from 2030 to 2100, but it is just a guess.

Getting to the Fountain

Check the map at the end of this post.

The fountain show has about 3 or 4 moves that it just repeats.

10. Mosque

The last thing on my list of free things to do in Kashgar is the mosque. This mosque is very near the Old Town Youth Hostel and I think is the biggest in Kashgar. Actually, the mosque doesn’t interest me much but the surrounding area is cool to walk around.

Getting to the Mosque

Check the map at the end of this post.

Actually, I’m not even sure if this is the mosque, but it is in the general vicinity,

Here is a map with lots of the stuff mentioned in the post on it.

YHA is the Kashgar Old Town Youth Hostel

Well that’s it for my list of free things to do in Kashgar. Please feel free to add or correct stuff in the comments.

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