Kashgar Prefecture Museum
喀什地区博物馆
A comprehensive museum that tells the two-thousand-year history of Kashgar on the Silk Road, with relics from the Shule Kingdom and the Kara-Khanid Khanate and displays of southern Xinjiang folk life.
The Kashgar Prefecture Museum is in the northern part of Kashgar city. Its exhibition, themed 'Kashgar, Pearl of the Silk Road', covers Paleolithic remains, the Han-dynasty Shule Kingdom and Ban Chao's administration of the Western Regions, relics unearthed from Buddhist sites of the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties (including finds related to the Mor Buddhist Temple), the Kara-Khanid Khanate and its conversion to Islam, and the costumes, instruments and everyday objects of the Uyghur, Tajik, Kyrgyz and other peoples. It is very helpful for understanding the Kashgar Old City and the surrounding sites. Admission is free, but visitors generally need to register with their ID card. The museum is usually closed on Mondays, and official announcements should be checked for opening hours. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours, and a taxi from the Old City takes about 10 minutes.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun, approx. 10:00 am–6:30 pm (Beijing time; per announcements)
Nearby sights
- Han Bazaar Food Street & Night Market
- Former British Consulate-General (Chini Bagh)
- Kashgar Grand Bazaar
- Id Kah Mosque
- Kashgar Old City
- Century-old Pottery Workshops
- Gaotai Ancient Residences
- Century-old Teahouse