Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t1.26

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Kashgar is an oasis town in the southern part of Xinjiang province in China. Standing at the junction of the routes along the southern and northern rims of the Taklamakan Desert, it has always been an important point on the Silk Route and was a major destination for pilgrims, missionaries, goods and merchants passing between India, Central Asia and China.