Nine hundred families already have been moved from Kashgar’s Old City, “the best-preserved example of a traditional Islamic city to be found anywhere in central Asia,” as the architect and historian George Michell wrote in the 2008 book “Kashga... ...full story at Black China Hand
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Uighur Children of Kashgar »
YouTube video I had a great Silk Road holiday to Kashgar (in Xinjiang, China). I walked the streets of old Kashgar and found these wonderful Uighur children.
My accommodations and city tour were arranged by the staff of Crown Inn@Tashkorgan in nearby Tashkorgan... |
| 28 May 09 |
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Today's Links: Kashgar to be demolished, diabetes on the rise for youth in Asia, and China addresses climate change » Shanghaiist To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It [NYT] "Over the next few years, city officials say, they will demolish at least 85 percent of this warren of picturesque, if run-down homes and shops. Many of its 13,000 families, Muslims from a... |
| 20 May 09 |
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Central China city to compensate families of nine killed in viaduct collapse » People's Daily The Zhuzhou city government said Wednesday families of the nine people killed in a viaduct collapse on Sunday could each get 400,000 yuan (59,000 U.S. dollars) in compensation, regardless of whether they were residents. Li Zhiguo, a government... |
| 01 Jul 09 |
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Building a new Old City in Kashgar » Danwei Phoenix Weekly, June (II) 2009 Old Kashgar is not long for this world. Quake fear, anxiety over ethnic unrest, and pursuit of development have spurred the authorities to launch a large-scale plan to demolish and redevelop 85% of the Old City. There has... |
| 03 Jun 09 |
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Today's Links: Terror cells found in Kashgar, Chinese groups protest Dalai Lama honor, and missing girls in China on the rise » Shanghaiist China says seven "terror cells" found in Kashgar [Reuters] "China uncovered seven "terror cells" in the western frontier city of Kashgar in the first four months of 2009, the China Daily said on Wednesday, citing the city's party secretary." Chinese... |
| 28 Mar 09 |
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China city barred from applying for sanitary city title » People's Daily A central Chinese city was barred from applying for a "clean city" title for two years after authorities found it had cheated inspectors. Five restaurants in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, replaced signboards disguising their businesses as training... |
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