beijingwalker
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China tries her utmost to protect cultural heritage, but not as the risk of loss of human lives in natural disasters.Why don't you also destroy the Great Wall and the Imperial City in Beijing and then build high speed railways and airports on that land !
Inspiration. Dealing with Xinjiang Kashgar old town earthquake vulnerable old houses
Kashgar, Xinjiang, is a very earthquake active region, houses in Kashgar old town are beautiful with a very lone history but they can't withstand even minor earthquakes. Local Uighur people refuse to move to the earthquake resistant new houses built by the government in the suburbs cause they have lived in those old house for generations. See how Chinese architects' inspirational way to deal with this issue.
Hotan town in southern Xinjiang, can you imagine it is actually a desert town?
Old town in Hotan after earthquake proof and modern facilities installation renovation
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