Former British Consulate-General (Chini Bagh)
英国驻喀什总领事馆旧址（其尼瓦克）
The former British Consulate in Kashgar from the era of the 'Great Game', where George Macartney and his wife Catherine lived for many years. The site now lies within the grounds of Chini Bagh Hotel.
Chini Bagh, meaning 'Chinese Garden', lies on the Tuman River north of the Kashgar Old City. It served as the British representative office in Kashgar from 1890 and was later upgraded to a consulate-general. It was a forward post of the British and Russian 'Great Game' over Central Asia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first consul, George Macartney, lived here for 28 years, and his wife Catherine's memoir, 'Memoirs of a Diplomat's Wife', records daily life in Kashgar at the time. The former site is now inside the Chini Bagh Hotel compound. Some of the old buildings have been preserved, and you can enter to view the exterior. The former Russian Consulate-General in Kashgar is inside the Seman Hotel on the west side, and it is worth a detour as well. It is about a 10-minute walk from the Id Kah Mosque.
Opening hours
Open all day (hotel grounds; visit respectfully)
Nearby sights
- Id Kah Mosque
- Ostangboyi Handicraft Street
- Century-old Teahouse
- Han Bazaar Food Street & Night Market
- Kashgar Old City
- People's Square & Mao Statue
- Mausoleum of Yusuf Khass Hajib
- Gaotai Ancient Residences