Kashgar Collection

Young Uyghur Girl - Kashgar, Xinjiang
Young indigenous Uyghur girl of Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Poor Uyghur Musicians - Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Mountain travellers in Kashgar, western China
Travellers making their way through the mountains of Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Funeral procession in Kashgar, western China
A funeral procession makes its way in the distance in Kashgar, western China. Date: 1932

Tomb of Abakh Hoja, Kashgar, western China
The tomb of Abakh Hoja (also known as the Tomb of Xiangfei) in Kashgar, western China. It served as the family tomb of Abakh Hoja

A Mappa in Kashgar, Turkestan
A Mappa (a local version of a Pekin cart) in front of the Chinese temple in Kashgar, Old City, Turkestan. This was the common conveyance of China, introduced into Turkestan by the Chinese. Date: 1932

A group of Buddhist men of various ages in Kashgar, a city now in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in Chinas far west. Date: circa 1932

A young Uyghur girl at Kashgar, China - holding a cigarette. Date: circa 1932

Buddhist priests at a ceremony in a Temple in Kashgar, a city now in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in Chinas far west. Date: circa 1932

Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Kashgar - the westernmost city in China, located near the border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Date: circa 1907

Imperial Guard / China
The Guard of Honour at the Chinese Emperors palace in Kashgar Date: 19th century

Three men outside a dwelling, Kashgar, western China
Three men sitting outside a primitive domed dwelling in Kashgar, western China

Mountain landscape with river, Kashgar, western China
A landscape with a river winding through a mountain valley in Kashgar, western China

Aerial view of a market, Kashgar, western China
Aerial view of a busy market in Kashgar, western China

People and animals on a road, Kashgar, western China
People leading animals along a road in Kashgar, western China

Scene outside city wall in Kashgar, western China
Workers in a field outside a city wall in Kashgar, western China

Sherpas and mules on a trip through Kashgar, western China
Sherpas and mules negotiating steep rocks on a trip through Kashgar, western China

Setting up camp on a trip through Kashgar, western China
A group of people setting up camp in a mountain valley while on a trip through Kashgar, western China

Brickmaking in Kashgar, western China
People making bricks in Kashgar, western China

Mountain valley in Kashgar, western China
A dry mountain valley in Kashgar, western China -- a hooded man on horseback can just be seen at the centre

Snowy mountain in Kashgar, western China
A snowy mountain in Kashgar, western China

Head shaving in Kashgar, western China
A man having his head shaved while on a trip through Kashgar, western China

Man stirring vats in Kashgar, western China
A man stirring vats of liquid in the open air in Kashgar, western China

Food drying or sorting in Kashgar, western China
Men drying or sorting food on mats in the open air in Kashgar, western China

Travellers resting in Kashgar, western China
A group of travellers take a rest in a valley in Kashgar, western China

Man in a walled settlement, Kashgar, western China
A man in a walled settlement surrounded by mountains in Kashgar, western China. Date: 1932

Drying cloth in Kashgar, western China
Pieces of cloth hung out to dry in Kashgar, western China

Landscape of Kashgar, western China
View of landscape in Kashgar, western China, with a river in the foreground and mountains in the distance

Family travelling by donkey, Kashgar, western China
A family of five -- mother and four children -- travelling through Kashgar, western China, on two donkeys

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A train of mules makes its way through some rocky terrain in Kashgar, western China

Young boy on a donkey, Kashgar, western China
A young boy on a donkey in Kashgar, western China

Kashmir, India - A Uighur Man and Mule
Kashmir, India - A Uighur man from Northern Kashmir (or possibly living further north toward Kashgar in the Xinjiang Province) with his mule

Woman in Kashgar, western China
A woman in Kashgar, western China

Three men and a boy, Kashgar, western China
Three men and a boy wearing traditional dress pose for their photograph in Kashgar, western China

Building in the mountains, Kashgar, China
An isolated building in the mountains of Kashgar, western China

Chidren in Kashgar, western China
Four children in Kashgar, western China. Two small boys sit in a cart on wheels, pulled by an older girl

Five people riding donkeys, Kashgar
Five people riding donkeys on a road in Kashgar, western China

People travelling through Kashgar, China
People travelling through rocky terrain in Kashgar, western China. Date: 1932

Horse and rider, Kashgar, western China
A horse and its rider, Kashgar, western China

Two camels and a horse, Kashgar, western China
Two camels and a horse transporting goods in Kashgar, western China

Farming scene, Kashgar, China
A farming scene in Kashgar, western China, at harvest time

Steps and archway, Kashgar, western China
A set of steep steps descending through an archway in Kashgar, western China

Man at work in Kashgar, western China
A man at work in the open air in Kashgar, western China. He is hammering a wooden contraption with rope attached, perhaps a primitive agricultural implement

People preparing food, Kashgar, western China
People sitting in the open air, preparing food, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Turkic Man
A man from far Northern India or Southern China, displaying the highly Turkic facial morphology of the peoples of this region. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Old man in Kashgar, western China
An old man sitting at the side of a road in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Riverside scene in Kashgar, western China
A riverside scene in Kashgar, western China. Laundry (perhaps washed in the river) appears to be hanging on walls to dry. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Father with children, Kashgar, western China
A father with two children outside their home in Kashgar, western China. He appears to be getting them washed from a small bowl of water. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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