Renovation completed in Xinjiang ancient city of Kashi
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-26 19:21:10   Print

A family pray before having festival banquet in the ancient city of Kashi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Dec. 24, 2007. The renovation project of the ancient city proper of Kashi, which has a history of over 2,000 years and occupies an area of about 4.25 square kilometers in the city center, was completed on Nov. 30, 2007 while the Muslim-style architectures and streets have been well-preserved there. Now some 130,000 residents live in refurbished houses with rearranged modern urban infrastructures in the old Kashi city proper. The ancient Kashi city center has now become a typical Muslim-style city proper of its kind in China

A family pray before having festival banquet in the ancient city of Kashi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Dec. 24, 2007. The renovation project of the ancient city proper of Kashi, which has a history of over 2,000 years and occupies an area of about 4.25 square kilometers in the city center, was completed on Nov. 30, 2007 while the Muslim-style architectures and streets have been well-preserved there. Now some 130,000 residents live in refurbished houses with rearranged modern urban infrastructures in the old Kashi city proper. The ancient Kashi city center has now become a typical Muslim-style city proper of its kind in China. (Xinhua Photo)

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Editor: Yao Siyan
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