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 [...]
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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 »
Mt. Wutai added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Posted in China, cultural heritage, News Articles of Interest, Preservation, UNESCO, World Heritage, World Heritage Sites, tagged Buddhist Temples, Dresden Elbe Valley, Ming Dynasty, Mt. Wutai, Nomination, Shanxi Province, Shuxian Temple, Tang Dynasty, UNESCO, World Heritage List on 28/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
A short announcement came out on the 24th of June that China was nominating 2 sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in an attempt to replace Germany’s Dresden Elbe Valley, which was removed due to construction of a bridge in the centre of the valley. Yesterday, Xinhua.net announced that Mt. Wutai was successfully inscribed on [...]
Even more SAVE KASHGAR Facebook and Petition Initiatives
Posted in cultural heritage, Different Perspectives, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, tagged Facebook, Initiative, Kashgar, Petition, SAFE, UNESCO, World Heritage on 25/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just got wind of yet another set of initiatives aimed at garnering attention and awareness of the ongoing demolition of Old Kashgar that has been in the news lately (if you’ve been paying attention to the side headlines in your national newspaper). HERE is yet another “SAVE KASHGAR” Facebook group that posts some interesting events [...]
Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Opens in Chengdu, Sichuan
Posted in cultural heritage, General, News Articles of Interest, tagged Chengdu, Embroidery, Exposition, intangible cultural heritage, Shu, Sichuan Province, UNESCO on 09/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, June 9th, 2009, an Intangible Cultural Heritage Exposition opened in the City of Chengdu in Sichuan Province in the southwestern portion of China showing cultural displays from around the country. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, Intangible Cultural Heritage is defined by UNESCO as: “…the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as [...]
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, [...]
