SAFE has posted a link to a new article from The Guardian about the ongoing bulldozing of Kashgar’s Oldtown. Check it out HERE
Posts Tagged ‘destruction’
NEW VIDEO: the ongoing destruction of Kashgar
Posted in China, cultural heritage, Preservation, tagged destruction, Kashgar, SAFE, The Guardian, Video on 09/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Official Statement from the archaeological community regarding the ongoing destruction of Old Kashgar
Posted in Different Perspectives, Opinions, Preservation, UNESCO, World Heritage, World Heritage Sites, tagged destruction, Francesco Bandarin, Kashgar, Letter of Concern, Nomination, Silk Road, UNESCO, World Heritage, World Heritage Centre, World Heritage Sites on 20/07/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the official statement of concern about the ongoing demolition of Old Kashgar was released by SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone). It can be found HERE. The letter is addressed to Mr. Francesco Bandarin, the director of UNESCO World Heritage based in Paris, France, which is in charge of the nomination of World Heritage sites [...]
Uigher Protests in Urumqi and their Potential Influence on the Archaeological Heritage of the Region
Posted in China, Different Perspectives, General, Opinions, Preservation, Rants, World Heritage, tagged Archaeological Heritage, Central Asia, cultural heritage, destruction, Ethnic Clashes, Kashgar, Old Town, Uighur, Urumqi, Xinjiang on 11/07/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Most of you should be aware, by now, of the protests against ethnic discrimination and religious intolerance that are currently going on in Urumqi, the capital city of the Chinese province of Xinjiang. My question is: what, if any, reprocussions does this have on the cultural heritage of the area? specifically, the ongoing demolition of [...]
Zhoukoudian Locality 1 in danger of collapse!
Posted in Archaeology, China, News Articles of Interest, Preservation, Rescue/Salvage Archaeology, World Heritage Sites, tagged Archaeology, Boston University, Collapse, destruction, Erosion, Excavation, Fire, Hominids, Locality 1, Micromorphology, Paleoanthropology, Paul Goldberg, Peking Man, Rescue, Salvation, World Heritage Site, Zhoukoudian on 25/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
A news article came out today that rescue excavations will commence immediately at the Zhoukoudian Cave Site that is located 50 kilometers SW of Beijing. According to the report, the excavation will last for 4 months, and is intended not only to shore up a large fracture that has appeared on the ceiling of the [...]
My original SAFECORNER post…was not politically sensitive enough…
Posted in News Articles of Interest, Rants, tagged Central Asia, cultural heritage, destruction, Facebook, Kashgar, Petition, Preservation, Silk Road, Uygher, Xinjiang on 30/05/2009 | Leave a Comment »
“To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It” That was the title of the article that was published in the New York Times yesterday, May 28, 2009. Reaction to the proposed project to “demolish at least 85 percent of this warren of picturesque, if run-down homes and shops,” and relocate as many as [...]
