Welcome to my corner of Kashgar!

You've reached the homepage of Mahirjan. That's me. I'm an American who lives in the city of Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang province, studying the Uyghur language and music. More about that later. Here is a map that will better help you understand where I live:

The little black speck on the left of this map of China is the city of Kashgar, which, as you can see, is about as far west that you can go and still be in China. All different countries that border China's westernmost province of Xinjiang are: Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are only a few hundred miles to the west.

Don't forget to check out the links to the left. My personal blog, "Views from the West", will give you the most up-to-date info on what I've been up to, including my latest adventures in learning the Uyghur language, music and culture.

Enjoy, and be sure to come back often, to see what else I've added to this page.

Changes:

November

11/27/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new blog post

11/23/07

• new blog post

11/19/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week

11/12/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new blog post

11/05/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new Book of the Month

October

10/29/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new blog post

10/24/07

• new blog post

10/22/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week

10/15/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new blog post

10/06/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new Book of the Month
• new blog post

September

09/24/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new blog post

09/10/07

• new Pic of the Week
• new Quote of the Week
• new Book of the Month