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Want an unbiased view of the demolition of Kashgar? Read ahead.

New York Times To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It, Michael Wines

New York Times  China Fears Ethnic Strife Could Agitate Uighur Oasis

Prospect Magazine The real reason the Communist Party is demolishing Kashgar, Parag Khanna

The Times End of the Silk Road for historic trading hub of Kashgar

Uyghur American Association Hollywood filmmaker Marc Forster expresses concern over the destruction of Kashgar’s Old City

Learn about Uyghur culture

Watch Uyghur dancers from Urumqi perform their native courtship dances (Jul 1, 2009). Such was the grace of the Uyghur dancers that they were invited by emperors of Tang Dynasty to participate in special festivities. The Uighurs have a great number of genre dances, including holiday dances, hunters’ dances, lovers’ dances, farmers’ dances and others. There are no Uighur festivities without dance.