Abakh Hoja Tomb

Kashgar' s best example of Muslim architecture is this elegant mausoleum built in the mid-17th century for the descendants of a Muslim missionary named Muhatum Ajam.

Abakh Hoja Tomb

With its tiled dome and four minarets, it ressembles a bright, miniature Taj Mahal.

Abakh Hoja Tomb

Ikparhan, better known as Xiang Fei (Fragrant Consort). In 1759 she led Uyghurs in an abortive revolt against the Qing emperor Qian Long, and was then taken off to Beijing as an imperial concubine. There, says the legend, the emperor fell madly in love with her. Two years later, while he was out of town, his mother the empress dowager ordered Xian Fei to commit suicide, which she did.

Abakh Hoja Tomb

Beautiful graves.