Kashgar
Oasis City on China's Old Silk Road
Published on 23. October 2008
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-7112-2913-6 (ISBN)
Description
Four thousand kilometers from Beijing, and over one thousand five hundred kilometers from the regional capital Urumqi, Kashgar is one of the most remote cities in the world. But until the early twentieth century it was known as the 'pivot' of central Asia, a key cog in the 'great game', and before that one of the principal way stations on the Silk Road.
Today it remains one of the most complete historical urban centers in China and its celebrated Sunday Market is one of the most vibrant in central Asia. Still traditionally Muslim it is nonetheless home to countless migrants, and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in China.
Now for the first time its history and character are celebrated in the photographs of one of Australia's most highly regarded photographers, accompanied by a deeply informed but readable text by two leading architectural and archeological students of the region, with a Chinese colleague.
Today it remains one of the most complete historical urban centers in China and its celebrated Sunday Market is one of the most vibrant in central Asia. Still traditionally Muslim it is nonetheless home to countless migrants, and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in China.
Now for the first time its history and character are celebrated in the photographs of one of Australia's most highly regarded photographers, accompanied by a deeply informed but readable text by two leading architectural and archeological students of the region, with a Chinese colleague.
Reviews / Votes
One of the most historic cities in Central Asia, Kashgar certainly merits a fine picture book. The city is crammed with photogenic subjects: the Uighur people, their dress, food, donkey carts, houses, mosques and cemeteries. John Gollings has done them justice. Steppe A lucidly written text on the history of the city, the Uighurs and their beliefs and practices, and the impact of urbanism and modernisation, this remarkable work has colour photographs of surpassing excellence. FrontlineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Illustrations
200 illustrations and colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-2913-6 (9780711229136)
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George Michell trained as an architect and obtained a PhD in Indian Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has carried out research on many historical sites in India including, most recently, the ruined city of Vijayanagara in Karnataka. John Gollings is one of Australia's leading landscape photographers whose work has been widely published in books and magazines.
Marika Vicziany is a professor of archeology at Monash University, Australia.
Yen Hu Tsui in an archeologist in Beijing.
Marika Vicziany is a professor of archeology at Monash University, Australia.
Yen Hu Tsui in an archeologist in Beijing.