10 Sep 2002

'Rebuilding' and 'Renovating' in Lhasa - TIN Special Report Sep 2002
Tibet Information Network (TIN), London, UK
Supplied note: "Lhasa's traditional urban landscape has undergone significant changes in recent months as a continuing process of demolition and rebuilding in the city's older quarters leads to widespread concerns for the ancient fabric of the Tibetan capital. [...] This Special Report presents a general and pictorial account of these changes, discussing their implications for Lhasa's existing and future townscape and their impact on the Tibetan population in the affected areas. This report also examines the official Chinese media coverage of these transformations and issues concerning how they relate to Lhasa's status as a world heritage site. - tin"
Site contents: [Architectural] sites; Social impact; Impact on the cityscape; Further transformations; Historical site protection and UNESCO; Propaganda; Conclusion ("...It appears that while these transformations are being justified by what is indisputably a genuine need of the people of Lhasa for modernisation of the city .... In the short term at least, these changes to the city result in economic loss and social damage for most of the Tibetans concerned... - tin."); Endnotes.
[The TIN Special Report (10 Sep 2002, no. of pages: 10, ISSN: 1355-3313) is illustrated by 19 photographs and maps of Lhasa - ed.]
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