喀什是中国最西边的城市。东临塔克拉玛干沙漠，南依喀喇昆仑山与西藏阿里地区，西靠帕米尔高原。总人口约60万，以维吾尔族为主体的少数民族人口约占总人口的82.8%。
喀什古称疏勒，是南疆地区的经济，宗教和文化中心。是古代中国通往西域的丝绸之路上的重要城市，具有二千多年的古老历史。

Kashgar is the China’s westernmost city, which located at western edge of southern part of Xin Jiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Facing the Taklamakan Desert in the east, Pamir Plateau in the west, the Karakorum Mountains Range and Ali Area of Tibet in the south. The popula-
tion of Kashgar is 0.6 million and the Uighur, which is the main minority ethnic of Kashgar, takes the percentage of 82.8 in the total.
Kashgar city is the political, economic, cultural, transportation and religious center of Xin Jiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
More over, Kashgar is also one of a marvelous town of famous “Silk Road”, wihich connected the ancient China with Europe. The history of Kashgar is over 2000 years.