Kashgar History

Having a history of more than 2000 years; belonged to the Zhuangpu prefectural General Office of the HunIn in Han Dynasty; thereafter, submitted to the authorities of the Western Han Dynasty after the trading links with Han formed by Zhang Qian - the special envoy to the Western Region sent by Emperor Wudi; one of the four important towns in Anxi during Tang dyansty; later becoming the seat of government of the Kashgar Councillor in Qing Dynasty.