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While hitchhiking with Chinese people works just as good as anywhere else in China, hitching with Uyghur people is more similar to [[Central Asia]]: They will be very likely to stop, but they will also be very likely to expect some money from you. While many will just stop, ask "How much?" and drive off if you say "nothing", some of them will just pick you up, say nothing, be friendly all the time and at the destination suddenly ask for money, often ridiculously high amounts. That said, it's very important to make it clear that you don't want to pay, before entering a car.
=== To/From [[Irkeshtam]] ===
It's quite common for truck drivers to take people between [[Irkeshtam border crossing]] and [[Kashgar]] for money, which might make it harder to get a lift for free. Taking a truck will still be much cheaper than going by taxi or bus. It's very easy to get a lift for 50 ¥ or less, while a taxi will cost more than 500 ¥.
As of 2011, the road is in a very bad state, some parts under construction, which is why the trip will take 6 hours in a car.
== Cities ==
