Heritage on the Wire
ACROSS THE WIRE
May 18, 2011
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The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) recently released Heritage at Risk, a global report on endangered monuments and sites around the world.
read more Tags: Allianoi, Buddhas of Bamiyan, Cambodia, China, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, Hasankeyf, ICOMOS, Kashgar, Mes Aynak, Preah Vihear, Sans-Souci Palace, Turkey, Ukraine, UNESCO, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage
Across The Wire
March 14, 2011
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In a resolution released Thursday, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) called on China to immediately stop the destruction threatening the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar and to carry out a comprehensive expert inquiry into culture-sensitive methods of renovation.
read more Tags: Asia, China, Destruction, Kashgar, Modernization, Silk Road, UNESCO
Across the Wire
October 12, 2010
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For centuries, China’s Kashgar prefecture has existed as a unique and historic region, set far apart from the rest of the country. Situated along China’s westernmost edge, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is a place whose population is made up mostly of Muslim Uighurs, and whose residents, for more than 2,000 years, have made their homes in rural areas.
read more Tags: Asia, China, Construction, Destruction, Kashgar, Middle East, Pakistan, Silk Road
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