Kashgar Gaotai Residence

Gaotai Residence is a Uyghur ethnic settlement built on a loess cliff more than 40 meters high and more than 800 meters long at the northeast end of the old city of Kashgar, Xinjiang. It has a history of 600 years and is a showcase of ancient Uyghur residential architecture and folk customs in Kashgar. A great view. The Uighurs here have lived together for generations, and their houses are built along the cliffs. As the family population grows, they build an additional floor on top of their ancestors' houses. This way, from generation to generation, the houses are connected, and the floors are stacked layer by layer. Most of them are earthen houses, but there are also many newly built brick houses. Between these haphazardly built buildings, there are more than 50 alleys that are interconnected, crisscrossed, winding, and up and down. Without locals to lead the way, outsiders will definitely get lost. The houses are built of mud and poplar wood. After the wood is delimbed, it is not planed and is used directly to construct and support roofs, attics and balconies. The whole block looked shaky and baggy. But it is said that the houses here are very solid, and many of them have a history of hundreds or even thousands of years. Gaotai Residence