Kashgar Sunday Animal Market

Kashgar is famous for its bazaar and its Sunday animal market. We took a taxi to the edge of town and were able to wander around the outdoor market and take these photographs of both animals and their barganing owners. The men in small patterned hats are Uighurs and those in the black taller hats are Tajiks (well I think that is right and I must check that again). Most of the men seemed quite happy to know that their animals were being photographed and some even seemed to be proud that I had chosen to capture their beast. Others seemed to ignore us as if we were not there.

The Chelford Market in Cheshire will never seem the same again!

We are leaving Kashgar tomorrow (Monday) morning for Sary Tash in Kyrgyzstan. My posts on this blog could become less frequent when we enter the Stans, with their less reliable communications. So it's sweater, jackets, hat and even gloves for the next few days as we ascend to the mountains!