文化学者余秋雨曾在《何谓文化》这样描述叶城:昆仑第一城,新疆喀什叶城,地处叶尔羌河上游,故名。此城置身于昆仑山与塔克拉玛干沙漠连接处,可通西藏阿里地区。世界各国登山攀援世界第二高峰乔戈里峰,也以此为起点。所以,又被称为“天路之始,昆仑之门”。 Yu Qiuyu, a scholar of culture, once described “Ye Culture” as Yecheng: the first city of Kunlun, the Yecheng city of Kashi in Xinjiang, and the upper Yarkant River. The city is in the Kunlun Mountains and Taklamakan desert junction, through Tibet Ali area. As the starting point, Mount Qiaogole, the second highest peak in the world, is climbed and climbed all over the world. So, also known as “the beginning of the road, the door of Kunlun ”.