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From the historic city of Kashgar in northwest China, our correspondent, Bruno Falci brings us more details about this ancient place where the traditions of the Silk Road are preserved and constant efforts are made to safeguard its cultural and architectural heritage. teleSUR  These and many more stories now!

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00:00And from the historic city of Kashgar in north-west China,

00:04our correspondent Renofalci brings us more details about this ancient place

00:08where the traditions of the silk road are perceived

00:12and constant efforts are made to safeguard his cultural and architectural heritage.

00:18Hello everyone from Telesur. I'm here in the historical city of Kashgar

00:23in the north-west of Xinjiang, the Uyghur autonomous region.

00:28To tell you about how this ancient silk road enclave has become

00:35a keyhole for cultural tourism and intercultural dialogue in Central Asia.

00:42With over 2,000 years of history, Kashgar was for century a strategic crossroads

00:50between China, the Middle East and Europe. Today, its old town restored

00:57and inhabited by Uyghur communities attract thousands of visitors seeking to experience

01:05the first-hand, the tradition, music and craft of the livelihood of these people of old times.

01:14In recent years, Chinese authorities have involved in preservation, architecture and the culture,

01:22which aims to revitalize ancient trade connections between Asia, Africa and Europe.

01:37However, behind tourism development, modernization also presents challenges for local families who are

01:45trying to balance their traditional ways of life with new urban dynamics.

01:52From the historical heart of Kashgar, here, a place where East and West met in thousands of years,

02:03the city continues as a symbol of exchange and cultural diversity.

02:08With this news, here, in this historical city, we return with you in La Habana, Cuba.

China | Kashgar, the ancient Silk Road hub that boosts cultural tourism

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