Changing Kashgar - China
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Uploaded by stefhoffer on Aug 11, 2011
Kashgar is located in Western China, and has been at a crossroad of civilizations for centuries. Once a thriving town along the Silk Road, it is changing quickly today, now that the Chinese government has initiated several plans to incorporate the area into the so called 'develop the West' program. The original population of Xinjiang, the Uyghur people, are under continuous pressure from growing Chinese influence, and see their traditional Muslim society being eroded rapidly.
Old quarters are being destroyed, and make way for new, but hastily built apartment blocks. Uyghurs are under increasing scrutiny by the local and central government, and also face unfair competition on the job market from the many Han Chinese that now live in cities like Kashgar.
At the same time, many Uyghurs manage to hold on to their traditional lifestyles, and some parts of town look the same as they did 100 years ago.
I traveled to Kashgar in 2005, and got the chance to visit the town again in 2010, this time bringing a video camera. This clip gives an insight of the structural visible changes that are happening to the city, but it also shows what daily life in Kashgar is like today.
This video contains only a part of the entire story, and I encourage you to read up on Kashgar's history and current situation.
For this video I used traditional Uyghur music and stock free audio to support the images.
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this is totally Western shit. only they can live in modern buildings. if others do the same, then they say the civilization is ruined. have you people interviewed local people whether they want to live in places with modern facility? it's just full of shit. did you know it's already the best city in Mid Asia? how people admire such a city?
SuperBin2011 1 day ago
Long live the Peoples Republic of China
ELPaso1990TX 3 weeks ago
i'm really happy after seeing thsi video, i saw a muslim land and muslim people in china
13holywarriors 3 months ago
I don't believe Kashgar will EVER be turned into an "average Chinese city," or even LOOK like one. As can be seen in the video, I think Old Kashgar is a remarkably well preserved city.
himitsunosallychan 5 months ago
Excellent!
GREATHUNS2 6 months ago