INTERNATIONAL Destroyed cultural relics
The city is one of the most relevant Tibetan tourist enclaves in China
Updated: 11/01/2014
A serious fire has destroyed much of an ancient Tibetan village, Dukezong, located in Shangri-la county, in northwest Yunnan province (south china), where more than 240 homes have been destroyed and thousands of people have been evacuated.
Although the material damage is still being assessed, The Xinhua agency confirms that many businesses and numerous cultural relics como thangkas (hangings) and other Tibetan works of enormous importance. the city, cuyo nombre significa 'la ciudad de la luna' in Tibetan, es one of the most relevant Tibetan tourist enclaves in China. It was built ago 1.300 years and still preserved some of the oldest homes of this ethnic group standing, so he received numerous visits.
As confirmed by Chinese national television, CCTV, more of 2.000 Troops were brought in early to extinguish the fire., which has caused 2.400 people have had to be evacuated of a permanent population of 3.000.
The houses of Dukezong, which was an important stop on the Silk Road in the south (también conocida como la "ruta antigua del té y el caballo"), are mostly built of wood, which has caused the fire to spread rapidly and has made the work of firefighters difficult, who also fought against the strong wind.
"Cuando se originó el incendio, although many of us ran to help from the first moment, las condiciones de sequía y la velocidad del fuego hicieron que se propagara rápidamente en todas direcciones", says a report published by the Yunnan Government on its website, subpoenaing county officials.
The authorities have opened an investigation into this serious fire, yes ok, for now, descartan que haya sido algo "premeditado". An internet, All kinds of images are circulating in which you can see the municipality engulfed in large flames and the destruction that has been left in its wake., with houses turned into rubble and the sky blackened by the great smoke.
The authorities have now warned that in the next few hours it will snow in the town, por lo que han instado a los ciudadanos a mantenerse "a refugio".
By bordering Tibet, the Tibetan history and culture in this part of Yunnan province they have a strong presence. The majority of its inhabitants are of this ethnic group, although Chinese of the Lisu ethnic group also reside, Yi y Naxi. Recently, several monasteries in Tibetan areas have burned down, including one in Sichuan province - also bordering Tibet- this same week, according to the state press. In this recent case, The fire occurred at a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1980 and formally established in the 97, without any confirmed victims.
The fire, in this case, destroyed a dozen of the homes where they reside 10.000 monks and nuns, and that make it one of the largest centers of this type in the world. The wood construction that predominates in these Tibetan areas makes them more vulnerable to any type of fire..
