Tashkurgan, historically known as Sarikol and Shitoucheng, is a town in the far west of China, close to the country's border with Tajikistan. It is seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Chinese Tajiks – ethnic Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang – make up a little over half of Tashkurgan's population.
The Flying Eagle monument in front of Tashkurgan's National Culture and Art Centre
An ambassador from Qiepantuo to the Tang dynasty, in The Gathering of Kings, c. 650 CE
Tashkurgan Fort in 1909
Ruins of Tashkurgan Fort in 2011
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County is an autonomous county of Kashgar Prefecture, in western Xinjiang, China. The county seat is Tashkurgan. The county is the only Tajik (Pamiri) autonomous county in China.
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
A sign welcoming motorists to Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County