navyfenton

2018-01-26 21:22:18

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.

minnnara

2018-03-02 17:21:29

I love it how everything still old style, authentic from bringing in the livestock, bargaining to food. I was overwhelmed with a lot of animal (cow, horses, camel, sheep, donkey) and people seems honest eventho we are foreigner.Such an experience that no one would missed in Kashgar.Visited in April 2013

t0ndaz

2018-01-01 12:06:29

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.

pawdy

2018-01-04 12:47:59

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.

bertiekerr

2018-01-16 12:57:59

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

KathrynS400SA

2018-02-07 07:17:26

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.

Roams-A-Lot

2018-02-18 16:50:25

One of the most spectacular events in Kashgar is that of the Sunday livestock bazaar. This is a free-form forum where buyers and sellers of sheep, goats, camels, horses and cattle gather each week to negotiate the purchase and sale of their livestock. This practice dates back hundreds or thousands of years and should not be missed - in fact, you should plan your visit around the Sunday livestock market!

nadioo

2017-11-19 13:07:20

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!!

jefflz

2018-01-09 08:15:13

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.

tornasuk

2017-11-25 21:40:18

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].