On August 1st, Ana Escobedo, the magnificent high schooler from california that has been spearheading the SAVE Kashgar Facebook initiative and petition (Petition and Cause Page both linked on the RIGHT —–>) published an article on SAFECORNER about how she got involved in the Kashgar initiative, and what protecting worthwhile cultural heritage sites means to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Preservation’
For those of you who read Chinese
Posted in China, Different Perspectives, Opinions, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, tagged conservation, debate, looting, Mausoleum, Preservation, Qinshihuang, Terracotta Warriors, Tomb on 23/06/2009 | 2 Comments »
For anyone who can read Chinese (simplified), or who wants to practice their Chinese, HERE is an interesting article from www.popyard.org, a popular Chinese news website that discusses whether or not the Tomb of Qinshihuang should be excavated. The famous mausoleum of Qinshihuang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C. – 206 B.C.), [...]
[BELATED UPDATE] Terra Cotta Warriors to be excavated for a third time.
Posted in Archaeology, China, News Articles of Interest, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, tagged Excavation, Mausoleum, Preservation, Qin Shihuang, Shaanxi Province, Terracotta Warriors, Tomb, World Heritage Site, Xian on 15/06/2009 | 2 Comments »
A June 10th news post on Xinhua.net has announced that a third excavation shall begin this weekend at the world-famous Qin Terra Cotta Warriors site near the ancient capital of Xian in Shaanxi Province, China. The site is a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site, which means that it fulfills UNESCO’s criteria for being a shining [...]
Will China HAVE to protect Kashgar?
Posted in China, cultural heritage, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, tagged Cultural Relics, Kashgar, Nomination, Oasis Route, Old Kashgar, Preservation, Silk Road, UNESCO, Workshop, World Heritage Status on 07/06/2009 | 1 Comment »
According to a couple of articles that came out in years past, the Silk Road has been undergoing a long-term application process to become a World Heritage site. That means, according to one article, that sites and cultural relics along the Silk Road would have to be improved and protected,and adovacated for tourism. Apparently, in [...]
Tourists Banned to Preserve Ancient Forest
Posted in Archaeology, China, Chinese Archaeology, cultural heritage, News Articles of Interest, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, tagged Biodiversity, Fujian, Minyue Culture, Mt. Wuyi, Neo-Confucianism, Preservation, Taoism, Tourism, UNESCO, World Heritage, Zhuxi on 02/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Chinese authorities have taken the rare step of banning tourists from a key protection area of the renowned Mount Wuyi on the World Heritage List to better preserve the environment…” was a statement from local authorities in Fuzhou, where Mt. Wuyi, which was named a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, [...]
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 [...]
Preservation FAIL.
Posted in News Articles of Interest, tagged Article, Fail, News, Preservation on 29/05/2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s been quite a kerfuffle over this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/world/asia/28kashgar.html?scp=1&sq=kashgar&st=cse that came out in the New York Times today. Personally, I feel like this situation is yet another example of how archaeological patrimony is used to achieve blatantly political means. I mean, thanks for trying to distract all of us by saying you’re worried about earthquake [...]
