K'o-shih

— The Kucha group includes the three hsien of Yen-ch’i, Kucha, and Aqsu. The people of these places are peaceful, and besides engaging in agriculture, have handicraft trades. The Kashgar group includes all the counties of K’o-shih Ch’ü. This is the principal center of the Ch’an Hui, who are Mohammedan merchants and farmers. The people of this group and of that at Khotan are very patient and so are excellent at handicraft work.