By Amir Ali
The geopolitical significance of Kashi is remarkable. It shares borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, making it a strategic hub in the region. Situated at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Route, Kashi holds immense economic potential due to its prime location. Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Kashi is envisioned to emerge as a new epicenter of trade and commerce, not only for its immediate surroundings but for Central Asia as a whole.
Through the connectivity provided by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), experts foresee Kashi evolving into a key trade corridor of the future. It all depends like how we can open the routes connecting with the lands up to the Gwadar port. Definitely Gwadar is a game changer in coming few years. What is considered to be the second most natural deep sea in the world? It will change the entire geopolitical phenomena of this particular region. Our suggestion with the government of Pakistan is to generate a possibility that the Khunjarab pass located between china and Pakistan can be the one throughout the year. So we can generate an activity for the transportation where we do not need to rely on the sea trade. The total containers between Pakistan and china, if we can manage to move by road, it will create a huge opportunity for regional economy.
Culturally, Kashgar (Kashi) is a very rich city along with when you go to account if kasha that will lead you directly to the Tibet. It can be wonderful experience if you startup your journey in Yuecheng, you can feel a very wonderful experience. This area is a tourist paradise. People from all over the world they gather around to start up their journey from Yuecheng to Tibet.
Yuecheng is called a corridor for starting up their journey to Tibet. Yuecheng is such a beautiful county where everything is enriched with culture and heritage.
If you have to Xinjian and get a chance to visit Yuecheng that means you have missing article in your life. We normally can experience a variety of wonderful food during our visit to Yuecheng. There are multiple delicacies and local food that will mesmerize you and will force you to come Yuecheng again and again. Yuecheng is called a Walnut Paradise in the world. You can have a taste of a different kind of walnuts.
Furthermore government has established the research centers for walnut production and processing. It was a beautiful experience to taste walnuts. Further that Chinese government has provided initiative for chinses investors for come over to Yuecheng, met processing industry is really flourish. This area has become the best choice for its metal production due to geo-economical location. A lot of factories has moved their facilities to this region. That have bring a wonderful opportunity to uplift the standards for the life of the local people.
Kashgar (Kashi) has a lot of investors coming from all over China and by that the Chinese the local economy of Kashgar is blooming. As Kashgar has an international airport, so there are many flights from central Asian countries and from Pakistan. In hope that Pakistan can have more direct flights to Kashgar, recently we just have one flight which is in between Islamabad and kasha and weekly only one. Since that it is a neighboring city GB Gilgitbaltistan, but the cross border trade have no reach to the mark. Both sides of the nations, they need to work hard to develop cross border trade.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) took by the Chinese government has totally changed the phenomena of economical dynamics. After the activation of Gwadar port the importance of this neighboring city with Pakistan will enhance beyond the limits. Till today our bordering area, they can have a permit to travel to kasha. I hope one day the both sides can have an opportunity to move across the border without much legal formalities. After the activation Gwadar port, it will bring a larger impact to its regional economy.
The first test growing infrastructure in Kashi is witness of its importance in its economic strength. The geological situation in Yuecheng because it is located on the other side of the K2 mountain steeps. Which is the second highest mountain in the world. I saw that a lot of Kashi people they appreciate K2, as a local symbol even though they know that originally within the territory of Pakistan. But still this is something common that both sides can feel proud of that. Both sides of the Steeps Mountains is a best area for the farming of sheep. Uyghur culture is so rich that they have their local dancing that is so famous all over the world. Most of the big restaurants, they have a local performance with the Uyghur dance.
The stance looks so similar to Cha-cha. Normally in the local restaurants they have a performance with Uyghur traditional dances. Tea is another important element of Kashgar culture. Like other parts of China, you can enjoy other kinds of tea. What I will recommend you that if you are in Kashgar and you didn’t taste the flower tea that means you have missed an opportunity to enjoy a natural fragrance. It is widely believed that the flower tea helps a girl to feel her skin more beautiful. There are a lot of tea houses with the locals delicacies especially this is the area where people want to use sugar in their tea, it is not as same as the other parts of China. They will offer you different kinds of cubes of sugar with the tea. That will develop the taste differently.
There is an opportunity for the Pakistan travelers that they can go up to Kashi and similarly for the Chinese investors if they come up to the Pakistan side, without any Visa problem this will change the economical phenomena of the region.
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