喀什,又名喀什噶尔,意为玉石之地。对于这个地方,长久以来就有着“不到喀什就等于没到新疆”的美誉。特别是2010年以来,随着中央决策设立喀什经济开发区,这个中国最西部的城市更是魅力倍增。从官员到学者,从商人到游客,各色人等接踵而来,喀什俨然成为一个新的梦想天堂。2010年秋冬之际,本刊记者有幸来到这里。当走出喀什火车站,乘上维吾尔小伙子驾驶的出租车风驰般驶入城中,透过朦胧的雨雾,街边那玲琅满目的商店和越建越高的居民楼,除了招牌均用维吾尔、汉两种文字标注外,与其他城市显得并无二致。但当记者驻留在这里,走上街头,走进古城,走进巴扎,又感觉到浓烈的西域风情。这便是喀什,一个让人着迷却又一眼看不透的地方。 Kashgar, also known as Kashgar, meaning jade. For this place, it has long been known as “less than Kashgar does not mean to Xinjiang ” reputation. Especially since 2010, with the central government’s decision to set up the Kashgar Economic Development Zone, the western city of China is even more attractive. From officials to scholars, businessmen and tourists, all kinds of people, etc. come one after another, Kashgar has become a new paradise for dreams. The occasion of autumn and winter 2010, correspondents fortunate enough to come here. When out of Kashgar train station, take the Uighur young man driving a taxi driving into the city, through the misty rain and fog, the streets full of shops and more built higher residential buildings, in addition to signs are Uyghur, Han two kinds of text labels, and other cities seem no different. But when the reporter resides here, took to the streets, into the ancient city, into the Bazaar, but also felt the strong Western style. This is Kashgar, a fascinating place that can not be seen through at a glance.