Save Kashgar from Demolition! Award it UN World Heritage Site Status!

We need to stop the Chinese government from demolishing a part of their own civilization... Kashgar is a bastion of the Silk Route!

Please join our facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102166792287) and add your names to this petition to award Kashgar UNESCO World Heritage Status. I have set up a petition online - please share it and sign it. Let's save Kashgar from demolition and being converted into a modern, soulless, city!! http://www.petitiononline.com/kashgar/petition.html (already 6,000 signatures on!)

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• China
• Kashgar
• Heritage
• Demolition
• Save
• Xinjiang
• Uyghur
• Uighur

[indyanwriter]

Actually, I can't since I don't know how to speak either language.. someone else might be interested to help do the voiceover though, so we can spread it in different languages!

[UyghurArmyInfo]

Kashger isn't in China, it's in East Turkestan. =P

[ymhktravel]

I'm Chinese and I do feel it's important to preserve ancient settlements and living quarters. Actually even if you know Mandarin (Putonghua) it doesn't help. The provincial govts (not sure if the central govt has a hand) is usu the culprit. Not just the kashgar living district, they also destroy the "hutong" in Beijing and Shanghai of the Han chinese common people. They are worth preserving but they still pulled it down in the name of modernisation. I feel modern and old can actually co-exist

[uyghurbek]

hey arkadash, uyghur and turkish almost the same, so no worries :) so brother you are already do good thing by your existence and interests while Chinese is completely opposite, there is no need to know Chinese (interesting Chinese language - which one -Han? Huei ? Mao? Guandong? or Shanhai?)

[efsun06]

i wish i knew chinese or uyghur so that i can help you.. i know turkish and english and that's about it ;-(

[europeuyghurs]

GOD DAMN chinese communist, destroying my hometown, may whole world punish this red chinese devil, we want our ancient histrical city back.

[mehmettohti]

Great work.

how can i sign the petition?

[dujuan99]

Great music and photos! Can you make one in Chinese and Uighur?