Xinjiang (新疆维吾尔自治区) · 11 markets · 6 cities
11 markets in Xinjiang, grouped by city. The opening column is the part to read first: a country market stands empty except on its own dates. Chinese addresses are given as they are written, which is the form to show a driver.
Most common here: Border market (4), Bazaar (3), Night market (2). See all provinces, or what the six kinds of market are and why most of them are shut today.
4 markets
Kashgar (喀什)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Kashgar Grand Bazaar (喀什噶尔大巴扎（中西亚国际大巴扎）)About 17 hectares, 21 specialised markets and more than 5,000 stalls, fullest on Sunday. Bargaining starts high. Naan in several forms, baked buns, pilaf and skewers.(喀什市东北角吐曼河东岸（近古城东门，步行可达）) | Bazaar | Daily · 10:00 to 20:00 |
| Kashgar Livestock Bazaar (喀什牛羊大巴扎（荒地乡活畜交易市场）)Described as the largest open-air livestock market in Asia, on Thursday and Sunday, with thousands of sheep, cattle, horses, donkeys and camels. Prices are agreed by hand inside a sleeve.(喀什市西北郊荒地乡，314 国道旁，帕米尔大道东侧（距古城约 12 公里/15 分钟车程）) | Border market | Weekly · 10:00 to 20:00 |
| Kashgar Old City Morning Market (喀什古城早市（汗巴扎）)The everyday market inside the old city. Cheap food is on the east side, while the century-old teahouse and the painted lanes are on the west.(喀什古城东区（汗巴扎美食街）) | Morning market | Times not recorded |
| Kashgar Township Bazaar Circuit (喀什乡镇巴扎网（一周七天轮转）)Township bazaars rotating through the week, one town a day, with southern Xinjiang food and no visitor trade to speak of.(喀什市各乡镇（伯什克然木乡、荒地乡等，车程 15–40 分钟）) | Country market | On set dates |
2 markets
Hotan (和田)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Hotan Grand Bazaar (和田大巴扎)Southern Xinjiang at its most ordinary, 20 to 50 yuan to eat well and clear prices for local goods. The jade section is where the scams are.(和田市北京西路（市中心核心地段）) | Bazaar | Daily · 10:00 to 20:00 |
| Hotan Night Market (和田夜市（人民西路）)Free to enter with printed prices, half past seven until one. Baked eggs are the Hotan speciality, with red willow kebabs, pigeon soup and baked buns. After eleven the crowd halves and prices drop.(和田市人民西路（老夜市）/ 新夜市（导航”和田夜市”）) | Night market | Daily · 19:30 to 1:00 |
2 markets
Urumqi (乌鲁木齐)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Urumqi Khan Bazaar Night Market (乌鲁木齐汗巴扎夜市段（大巴扎夜市）)The night section of the Grand Bazaar, stalls out after six, cooler and less crowded than the day.(天山区解放南路（大巴扎内）) | Night market | Daily |
| Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar (新疆国际大巴扎)Described as one of the largest bazaars in the world, with an 80 metre tower over the city. Dried fruit costs about half what it does at the airport, and the food runs to mutton ribs slow-cooked in enamel mugs.(天山区解放南路 510 号（地铁1号线二道桥站 B/C 口步行 5 分钟）) | Bazaar | Daily · 10:00 to 22:00 |
1 market
Bu’erjin (布尔津)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Burqin Bazaar / Night Market (布尔津大巴扎/夜市)The market at the gateway to northern Xinjiang, mostly food and local produce, beside the Irtysh.(阿勒泰地区布尔津县（喀纳斯门户县城）) | Border market | Times not recorded |
1 market
Huo’erguosi (霍尔果斯)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| China-Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center (中哈霍尔果斯国际边境合作中心)Described as the largest land port between China and Kazakhstan, and the first shopping zone the two countries built across the line. Kazakh vehicles and buyers are part of the daily scene.(新疆伊犁哈萨克自治州霍尔果斯市（中哈国界线两侧毗邻接壤区域，总面积5.28平方公里，中方3.43、哈方1.85）；距伊宁市90公里，距哈国雅尔肯特市35公里、阿拉木图市378公里) | Border market | Daily · 9:30 to 20:00 |
1 market
Yining (伊宁)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yining Hanren Street Bazaar (伊宁汉人街大巴扎)Yining’s food landmark, reopened at the end of 2025 with four sections: Xinjiang snacks, crafts, dried fruit and clothing. Stuffed lung and rice sausage from family shops in the lanes.(伊宁市新华东路与后滩路交汇处（原琼库勒克综合市场等整合升级，占地约 24000 ㎡）) | Border market | Daily |
Going on the Right Day
Market dates move, and the ones that run on the lunar calendar move against the calendar on your phone. Tell our local team where you will be and on which dates, and they will say which of these are open while you are there and which are worth the detour.