KashgarThe final Chinese stop-off along the Silk Road. Id Kah mosque attracts thousands of Muslims to its square at prayer time. © P. Wang-Hoa Qui
The Silk Roads provides a varied series of towns and cities, some of which are absolutely unmissable including Kashgar, a market town in Islamic China, Lanzhou, capital of the province, Xian, the Imperial City and Baoji, also known as the Generous City.