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Local crafts and arts are very rich in multi-ethnic Xinjiang. Both Urumqi and Kashgar
are great places to shop. However, Kashgar, famous for its status as a trading and staging
post on the ancient Silk Road, is still a major Central Asian trading town, filled with
both local Uigur crafts and other items made by the peoples of the region. Some of the specialties available in Xinjiang include: Kashgar carpets,knives, Uigur silk, hats and caps,wood dyed cloth, clay pottery, jewelry, and ethnic musical instruments. Xinjiang is also famous for its fruits, especially Turpan grapes (and raisins),
and Yining"s apples. However, apricots, water melons, Hami melons, peaches,
figs, and many more kinds of fruit are all available in different parts of Xinjiang.
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