Inspiration. Transforming Xinjiang Kashgar old town earthquake vulnerable old houses

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Inspiration. Transforming Xinjiang Kashgar old town earthquake vulnerable old houses

Kashgar, Xinjiang, is a very earthquake active region, houses in Kashgar old town are beautiful with over 1000 years long history but those mainly adobe mud houses 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.

 

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Kashgar Old Town Night Market Xinjiang，Night Walk 4K. Oct 22, 2020

 

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Because the locals are not willing to relocate for different reasons, the old town houses were rebuilt on the same spots, new reinforced concrete houses are earthquake proof , able to withstand 8.5 Richter scale earthquakes, hooked up with all modern facilities like running water, sewer, sanitation and garbage treatment facilities, electricity , gas and internet cables.

Kashgar Old Town after 5 years' rebuild and renovation

 

[IndiaIsBad]

China should remove youtube ban so that real videos can be posted instead of propaganda ones. This will help highlight ne genocide of uighur muslims

 

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[IndiaIsBad]

China should remove youtube ban so that real videos can be posted instead of propaganda ones. This will help highlight ne genocide of uighur muslims

 

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[KurtisBrian]

The more of these photos I see the more certain I am that I will never return to Asia and the more I dislike China. Allies of the false Jew banksters are allies of those who murdered everyone in Europe.

 

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[Goenitz]

The traditional houses are way beautiful than any modern buildings. So much history and different design of each house.

 

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Hospitals in Kashgar old town, perserving old architecture doesn't mean everything has to be old