The country of Chinese Turkestan, Country surrounded as it is on the north, west, and south by high mountains, has received little influence in its primitive civilization except from China. Marco Polo tells how the people in this country lived by trade and handicrafts, among which were the polishing of jade and the weaving of rugs.

And to-day, in the vicinity of Khotan, Yarkand, and Kashgar, rugs are made whose prevailing note is Chinese, though some of the floral patterns may have found their way from Persia.
Khotan Bayard Taylor, in his Travels, speaks of the beautiful Khotan carpets which were spread on divans in the " royal rest" rooms near Yarkand, and of the fine trappings of their horses.

Yarkand At Yarkand, which is the chief city and the home of the military officials, rugs of a pronounced Chinese type are woven. The designs are disks, medallions, and stiff tree forms, the latter of which sometimes cover the entire surface. In color and texture they have something of the barbaric note of the rugs of eastern Afghanistan.
Kaahgar And at Kashgar, which is the center of a great caravan trade, and one of the richest markets of central Asia, a carpet of coarse wool with glossy surface and bright colors is used by the natives in their tents and for saddle-covers and saddle-bags.