A family pray before having festival banquet in the ancient city of Kashi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Dec. 24, 2007. The renovation project of the ancient city proper of Kashi, which has a history of over 2,000 years and occupies an area of about 4.25 square kilometers in the city center, was completed on Nov. 30, 2007 while the Muslim-style architectures and streets have been well-preserved there. Now some 130,000 residents live in refurbished houses with rearranged modern urban infrastructures in the old Kashi city proper. The ancient Kashi city center has now become a typical Muslim-style city proper of its kind in China. (Xinhua Photo)
Children have fun in the ancient city of Kashi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Dec. 23, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
An old man walks back home after washing his face while a child plays nearby in the ancient city of Kashi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Dec. 23, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
Two women greet each other in the ancient city center of Kashi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)
