You didn't go to Kashgar without looking at Gaotai dwellings, but it was abandoned 6 years ago? Tourist: Sorry.

If you travel to Xinjiang and haven't been to Kashgar, you haven't really been to Xinjiang. If you travel to Kashgar and haven't really been to Gaotai dwellings, then you haven't been to Kashgar. I saw such a passage a long time ago, which made me full of yearning for the high-rise houses in Kashgar. But this time when I really set foot on this land, I found that it was not what I imagined.

Kashgar, as a border city in Xinjiang and even the whole country, retains the purest customs of the western regions, and also has the strongest and most authentic history and customs of Uygur ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, which have been well developed and continued here. As the saying goes, "Northern Xinjiang sees scenery, while southern Xinjiang sees culture", it is perfect to come to Kashgar to experience the exotic customs here.

The ideal place to learn about Kashgar's humanities is naturally to take a walk in the old city of Kashgar, which can be said to be the living history of Kashgar. But the ancient city of Kashgar that we see now is more of a new "ancient city" that was later built to cater to tourists. As the imprint of local people's life in Kashgar, the ancient city is the Gaotai residential building opposite to the present "Ancient City of Kashgar", which can be said to be a living "Uygur Folk Museum". Here, you can learn more about the folk culture of Kashgar and even the whole Xinjiang and see what the real Uygur folk houses are like.

In fact, this old city is quite unique in the city. It is completely different from the modern high-rise buildings and shopping centers next to it. You can see a shabby house standing impressively at a glance. It's like a huge abandoned building block, piled up here at random.

Looking from the second floor of today's ancient city of Kashgar, you can see some incomplete ruins. After more than 6 years of history and years of tempering, some houses have collapsed, and some houses have not been partially covered, and they have been "patched up" by mud and other objects, which is so damaged that they can no longer see their former glory.

Take a close walk, and you can see that the loose soil is completely desertified, and the shoes are covered with a thick layer of sand after a few steps. There are some odds and ends of weeds scattered around, which have been cleaned for a long time. They grow wildly in these nutrient-free sand, showing their tenacious vitality. This may be just like the local people. Even on barren land, it can take root and sprout here, reflecting the vitality of a nation.

However, there are too many dangerous houses in this high-rise residential building. According to many data and pictures, many houses here are already damaged. In order to prevent collapse, many houses are supported by wood to survive here. However, in order to put an end to these security risks and ensure the safety of the people inside, the whole Gaotai residential building has been completely blocked, and the residents inside have also been moved to the outside house to live. We walked around the Gaotai residential building, but we didn't find an entrance, so we couldn't continue to explore.

It's hard for you to imagine such a place, which once clung to the frontier of the Silk Road. It used to be so prosperous and left many glories and memories on this loess cliff, but now it has become a "forgotten corner", with no crowds and fireworks.

When we leave, we still feel very sorry. We can't see this living history with our own eyes, and we don't know what the future fate of this place will become. Is it still becoming that "living history"? Or is it transformed into a commercial tourist attraction? Everything is unknown. Each of us hopes that this "living" history can really go on with us. What we hope to repair is to ensure its safety and make it appear in front of us again with the most real face.