Yingisar

Yingisar, whose Turkic name means “new fortress”, lies south of Kashgar on the road toward Yarkand. Its oasis fields are watered by streams from the western mountains, while the town has long been known for the work of its knife makers. After the Qing conquest of the Tarim Basin in the eighteenth century, Yingisar was counted among the eight principal southern cities where imperial officials were stationed.