Pamir Highland is an major passageway of Chinese-Westerncommunication of ancient time.

Along the Gez River, the smooth, asphalt surface of State Highway 314 runs between the capital city of Urumqi and the border town of Taxkorgan on the Chinese side. Occasionally we would see luxurious coaches coming from the Kunjirap Pass, carrying Paklstanis, mostly businessmen, on their way to the city of Kashi.

The Kirghiz living on the lower plateau areas look quite different from the Tajiks, both in their facial features and in the way they dress.