The Cultural Demolition of Kashgar, China

Cultural Demolition of Kashgar, China uighurs uyghurs ancient Silk Road city is threatened by Chinese modernization
Gilles Sabrie / OnAsia.com

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Many of the families will be offered apartments in high-rise buildings. In place of the old city, the Chinese plan to erect apartments, plazas and avenues lined with reproductions of ancient Islamic architecture, which they say will help "preserve Uighur culture."

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