喀什葛尔牲畜市场

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!!

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].

在一贯繁忙的周日中午时分(北京时间),我来到喀什葛尔牲畜市场(Livestock Market)。通常,一大群人观看、拍照、沉浸在那些你能看出必定很古老的生物中,但是我们做了上面所有的事,过得真开心!那里有些泥泞肮脏,混乱不堪,所以不要穿漂亮的衣服和鞋子,特别是如果你想进入动物区。这里会提起你的胃口,因为你能从市场买到一些最新鲜的烧烤厚肉片和羔羊肉片!如果周日你不在喀什葛尔牲畜市场(Kashgar),不要失望。我没意识到这个市场每天都有某种形式或新花样发生。不确定其它日子是否也这么混乱,但仅供参考。

This open air livestock market is a vestige of ancient customs. Every type of animal found in the region is available to buy/sell/trade/butcher here. NO OPEN SHOES, old clothes and cameras are critical to a positive experience. There are unsanitary conditions where food is prepared, animals are sheared and some are slaughtered. Animal abuse is not uncommon so be prepared.

The live stock market is now out of the city and not near the regular market at all. If you have been to a live stock area of any county fair, you have been to the Kashgar live stock market. Lots of dirt, lots of dust, lots of poop. There were no camels, very few horses, but lots of goats and cows. It was interesting to see them load and unload goats out of the trunk of the car and cows jump off trucks, but nothing like the pictures show.

I loved this market. It's chaotic and wonderful. Very ethnic. They sell camels and horses and sheep and other animals. It's fun to watch the locals bargaining. I almost got run over by someone test driving a horse. The food at the stalls by the market looked good but I wasn't venturesome enough.

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.

This was scheduled as part of a Wendy Wu tour. We weren't expecting too much but it was great fun.The market has farmers bringing their livestock to be sold. Often on the back of a small truck. The livestock includes horses, sheep, cows, donkeys and camels.The best bits were watching the animals such as- the cows who didn't want to come off the truck then ran free- the fat bottomed sheep- sheep shearing with scissors- old fashioned shoeing horses- the potential buyers trying out the horses.Good fun and really recommend

Spent several hours at this most interesting animal trading and selling market for horses/goats/sheep/yaks/camels and other assorted farm animals. I believe it one of the last of its type in the world. You cane not be squeamish as the animals are not always treated humanly. Wear old clothes and clean your shoes once you leave.

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.