Tashkugan, remotest corner on the Pamir Plateau, last Chinese town before Afghanistan and Pakistan

[beijingwalker]

Tashkugan, remotest corner on the Pamir Plateau, last Chinese town before Afghanistan and Pakistan​

The remotest town high up in the Pamir Plateau, the last Chinese town before Afghanistan, Tajikstan and Pakistan, the only Chinese town borders 3 different countries. Almost all the locals are ethnic Tajiks.

 

[Kaniska]

Such a beautiful village/city. China has really done a good work in uplifting the living standard of its ordinary citizens.

 

[beijingwalker]

Such a beautiful village/city. China has really done a good work in uplifting the living standard of its ordinary citizens.

On western maps, this place is probably marked the harshest Xinjiang concentration camp for Tajiks on glacier mountain top

 

[beijingwalker]

Local houses in Pamir Plateau town Tashkurgan in Xinjiang and the magnificent Mount Muztagh Ata, Altitude 7,546 meters, dubbed " Father of all glaciers‘’ by Pamir locals

 

[beijingwalker]

This Pamir high plateau region is frigid during most time of the year, central heating is being provided from late September to May.
Tajik girl shows how old backward heating system in Tashkurgan heating plant had been replaced by modern, self controlling and faulty proof new equipments.

In the middle of Xinjiang's remote Pamir Plateau mountains, temperatuture drops to below minus 20 celsius , Engineers of heating department work night shifts to ensure every house being well heated in this remote mountain region in freezing winter nights.When you warmly and comfortably fall in sleep in your warm, cozy house in freezing winter nights, do you know many work all night to make it happen.

 

[beijingwalker]

Glacier people mountain Tajiks in Tashkurgan

 

[beijingwalker]

Homeland of the Pamir mountain Tajiks

 

[beijingwalker]

Homeland of the Pamir mountain Tajiks

 

[S10]

Homeland of the Pamir mountain Tajiks

This is needlessly over-engineered.

 

[beijingwalker]

This is needlessly over-engineered.

The highway is for this newly opened airport

Tashkurgan Khunjerab airport​

 

[beijingwalker]

Chinese customs officers greet Pakistanis and show hand hearts to them at China-Pakistan Khunjerab border gate in Tashkurgan​

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

It was part of Pakistan till ayub Khan handed over to china.

 

[313ghazi]

This is the last village on the Pakistani side.

 

[beijingwalker]

It was part of Pakistan till ayub Khan handed over to china.

Actually in China,people always lamented that China gave up Kanjuti 坎巨提 to befriend Pakistan, this is why ROC (Taiwan) never recognized the treat between China and Pakistan resulting the loss of Kanjuti 坎巨提

https://min.news/en/history/8f186af5cb9ea25c22dc7c77b64e0dc6.html

https://inf.news/en/history/fe31d1f32685d2bfd789ba55b26f3874.html

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Actually in China,people always lamented that China gave up Kanjuti 坎巨提 to befriend Pakistan, this is why ROC (Taiwan) never recognized the treat between China and Pakistan resulting the loss of Kanjuti 坎巨提

https://min.news/en/history/8f186af5cb9ea25c22dc7c77b64e0dc6.html

https://inf.news/en/history/fe31d1f32685d2bfd789ba55b26f3874.html

Which was already in Pakistani control already, i.e Hunza region.
China only backed off it's claim on Hunza, which was unjust.

While Paks handed Pamiri regions and shaksgam valley to china.

Actually in China,people always lamented that China gave up Kanjuti 坎巨提 to befriend Pakistan, this is why ROC (Taiwan) never recognized the treat between China and Pakistan resulting the loss of Kanjuti 坎巨提

https://min.news/en/history/8f186af5cb9ea25c22dc7c77b64e0dc6.html

https://inf.news/en/history/fe31d1f32685d2bfd789ba55b26f3874.html

That's like Pak asking for Kashgar.

Essentially Pak lost people and territory and gained nothing but a recognition.