KathrynS400SA

2018-02-07 07:17:26

Although I'm a farm girl I wouldn't normally put a livestock market high on my travel list. This is a gem of an experience. The ride there is fun as you watch all the farmers coming to market on every type of transport imaginable. You can walk in amongst the sheep, goats, horses, cattle and donkeys and watch the bidding process for the animals...didn't really understand the system at all. Watch magnificent horsemen 'test drive' the horses with such skill. A lively authentic experience.

Roams-A-Lot

2018-02-18 16:50:25

One of the most spectacular events in Kashgar is that of the Sunday livestock bazaar. This is a free-form forum where buyers and sellers of sheep, goats, camels, horses and cattle gather each week to negotiate the purchase and sale of their livestock. This practice dates back hundreds or thousands of years and should not be missed - in fact, you should plan your visit around the Sunday livestock market!

nadioo

2017-11-19 13:07:20

Really something unique - This stock market is fascinating. The animals that you see are amazing but the people around them are - a lesson in Anthropology. One of a kind experience!!

jefflz

2018-01-09 08:15:13

This is a market for the Uighurs of the region and westerners are the only gawking tourists present. They are very much out of place in this work zone set aside for the sale of farm animals for food and breeding. Whereas the Chinese are 90% or more of the tourists in China, they avoid this market. None of the above is true for the enormous and lively bazaar in the city center- a much better place to spend time.

tornasuk

2017-11-25 21:40:18

Getting to Central Asia was to be the trip of a lifetime, and it sure worked out that way. The first stop was Kashgar; and after a couple of days exploring I was lucky enough to see the market which they say has been going for 2000 years or more [with cancellations due to invasions, earthquakes and sandstorms]. To get there you catch a cab or bus for about 15minutes form the heart of Kashgar [don't forget to visit the old British and Russian embassies, the former is a restaurant now] and then walk down a poplar avenue with the rest of the brightly dressed crowd. Flamboyant Uigurs with the women in very bright head scarves], dour Tajiks with long saturnine faces, bustling Han, Kazaks, Tibetans and round faced Uzbeks. There are huge mounds of gourds, watermelons and the like; touristy knick knacks [mixed up with practical stuff like knives and saddlery] and masses of live stock. Horses, Donkeys, Goats, sheep [of types I've never seen before] and Yaks. Lot s of camels too, but stay away they are grumpy critters. This is a business market; the tourists are welcomed but you won't be hassled to buy plastic replicas of Marco Polo or Mao Zedong. There's not a lot food or fluids on sale so take your own and watch the heat this is Central Asia ; photos o are cool [but ask first if you want to get a shot of anybody].