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GHF Featured by CNN, AFP, Condé Nast Traveler

May 08, 2012

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One goal of last Thursday’s The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World: Focus on Asia, hosted in partnership with the Asia Society in New York, was to “increase public awareness of a global crisis.” So far, the results have been promising, with several major media outlets helping to spread GHF’s message.

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Tags: Asia, Asia’s Heritage in Peril, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, China, Events, Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World, Global Heritage Fund, India, Pingyao, Rakhigarhi, Southeast Asia

 

 

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GHF, Current World Archaeology Celebrate 40th Anniversary of World Heritage

April 09, 2012

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To celebrate the 40-year anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage, Current World Archaeology (CWA), a popular British world archaeology magazine, has launched a new webpage in partnership with GHF to raise awareness of important and endangered cultural heritage sites, what we can do to save them, and how they can improve the lives of future generations across the developing world.

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Tags: Banteay Chhmar, Chavin de Huantar, Ciudad Perdida, Current World Archaeology, Cyrene, Fujian Tulous, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, Gobekli Tepe, Hampi, Pingyao, UNESCO, Wat Phu

 

 

ACROSS THE WIRE

China Adopts Guideline to Promote Cultural Development

November 23, 2011

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Last month in Beijing, the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a series of meetings to discuss cultural reforms and how they can impact social and economic development. At the end of the session, the committee adopted a guideline aimed at boosting China’s soft power and maintaining cultural security following the ongoing economic boom.

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Tags: Asia, China, Pingyao

 

 

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Pingyao Named One of China’s Top Cultural Cities

September 26, 2011

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In 1997, Pingyao was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status for its exceptional preservation of an intact, classic Han Chinese city from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Fourteen years after its inscription, and some 750 years after being founded, Pingyao has again been honored as one of China’s top cultural cities.

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Tags: Asia, China, Global Heritage Fund, Pingyao, UNESCO

 

 

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GHF Senior Advisory Board Member Tracks Progress at Pingyao

August 29, 2011

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Dr. Vincent Michael, a member of GHF’s Senior Advisory Board (SAB), recently visited Pingyao, where GHF has been working since 2007 to preserve the vernacular architecture, revitalize and stimulate traditional arts, and establish special historic areas. Dr. Michael summarized the trip in an article on his excellent blog, detailing the progress of GHF’s conservation work at Pingyao Ancient City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is considered the first banking capital of China.

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Tags: Asia, China, Pingyao, Vincent Michael

 

 

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GHF Announces 2011 Preservation Fellows

July 22, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the 16 recipients of the 2011 Global Heritage Preservation Fellowships. Intended to support cultural heritage preservation and community development at sites throughout the developing world, the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program provides support to young researchers to make a difference while gaining skills and experience in the field.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Chavin de Huantar, China, Fujian Tulous, Hampi, India, Marcahuamachuco, Mes Aynak, Micronesia, Pakistan, Peru, Pingyao, Preservation Fellowships, Turkey, Turkmenistan