KASHGAR - Many shops in the city of Kashgar in west China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region reopened Thursday, but business has been dull, as people are still dealing with the shock of last weekend's dual terrorist attacks.

Shop owners and sales staff were seen chatting idly in their stores, as customers have been few and far between following a three-day government-ordered closure of the city's stores.

The owner of a local cosmetics store said that there had been no customers for the entire morning.

"The shop's annual rent costs over 200,000 yuan. We'll make losses this year," said the owner, surnamed Xie. "We'll close the shop at 5 pm instead of 10, as there are fewer people coming to the shopping street."

The terrorist attacks have shaken business confidence in southern Xinjiang city.

Xie said that many of his fellow vendors have already returned to their hometowns, and will not return to Kashgar anytime soon.

"I'd also want to go back if another attack happened," said Xie.

Ismailjang, a real estate agent and a witness to Sunday's attack, said he was shocked when the terrorist attacks occurred and believes there should be harsh crackdowns.

"Even my fellow ethnic minority people don't like the extremists," he said.

The attacks have also affected local tourism. Gao Xiang, the Party chief of Kashgar's tourism bureau, said tourist numbers slumped during the three days following the attacks.

More than 200 people from 20 different tourist groups have canceled their plans, said Ye Jianxin, general manager of the Xinjiang Kanghui Nature International Travel Agency.

"This will affect not only the business of travel agencies, but also local souvenir sellers and taxi drivers," said Ye.

"We hope that public security will return and that all people in the commercial and tourism sectors will have stable earnings," said a local taxi driver named Ablik.