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today a world heritage site and the historic mosques have mausoleums, that are according to the unescond today the shrines were destroyed by a hard line, religious group. as i understand, they're still continuing to demolish them and the 15th century was the names of the saints and they come here to play especially on fridays when the destruction started and when they surrounded them and they stopped people from coming to the tombs to worship. >> can you give us an idea of why this is happening? they're saying saints shouldn't be worshipped, but do we have any idea about this? because of the symbolism of them and how important they are that we all know the name and where they are, do we know what is generating this and why now? >> god is unique and all of this is forbidden in islam. in may they destroyed three other tombs and now they threatened to destroy the remaining 13. and there was the unesco this week that they put them up as endangered, but i spoke to the spokesperson today and apparently they had nothing to do with it only because it was against their form of islam. >> the que
today a world heritage site and the historic mosques have mausoleums, that are according to the unescond today the shrines were destroyed by a hard line, religious group. as i understand, they're still continuing to demolish them and the 15th century was the names of the saints and they come here to play especially on fridays when the destruction started and when they surrounded them and they stopped people from coming to the tombs to worship. >> can you give us an idea of why this is...
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important issue is the revising or money during the state of conservation of the sights of world heritage sites nature and cultural. their vision of the world heritage in danger so these questions will be discussed very sorrowfully are there new nominations it's very important part of in your committee. and of course it will be the first committee after the prudent of the new strategy for the future and it will be discussed so it's their main points well will it be i mean that the forum would be in another. round in your tug of war with the united states because as far as we remember when you when you recognized the palestinian state as a member of the organization the united states imposed environment a financial or a financial boycott to the body has been very difficult since. yes it's really very difficult because united states not only not be for the spirit and the current period but they didn't people of the past and when these will remember yes and they still remember before of the mission of palestine in. so these they were going ization a very difficult situation yes now we have. now th
important issue is the revising or money during the state of conservation of the sights of world heritage sites nature and cultural. their vision of the world heritage in danger so these questions will be discussed very sorrowfully are there new nominations it's very important part of in your committee. and of course it will be the first committee after the prudent of the new strategy for the future and it will be discussed so it's their main points well will it be i mean that the forum would...
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the great wall was registered as a world heritage site in 1987, but over thousands of years, much of it has been damaged by wind and rain. a chinese government project team plans to repair and re-enforce those areas. definitely a site i want to see one day. >>> tokyo residents are enjoying sunny skies this morning. here is the world weather forecast. >> good morning. yes, it's going to be dry, sunny, and pleasant here in tokyo. the high is expected to be 26. so about three degrees higher than yesterday. eastern hokido is still under the influence of these clouds. so on and off showers will likely remain this morning. then we have another set of clouds over northeastern china and southeastern russia producing thunderstorms and gusty winds as well as hail. because this is a stationary one, unstable weather will likely remain for the next several days. down towards the south, seasonal rain is still affecting much of the southern half of china. as for southeast asia, strong southwest monsoons are producing another wet day for you, particularly wet in the southern and central portions of
the great wall was registered as a world heritage site in 1987, but over thousands of years, much of it has been damaged by wind and rain. a chinese government project team plans to repair and re-enforce those areas. definitely a site i want to see one day. >>> tokyo residents are enjoying sunny skies this morning. here is the world weather forecast. >> good morning. yes, it's going to be dry, sunny, and pleasant here in tokyo. the high is expected to be 26. so about three...
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popular tourist destinations in liljang, this ancient town dating back some 800 years is a unesco world heritage site. another popular tourist site, a nature reserve about 10 kilometers from liljang. an important habitat with more than 70 species of birds. it is now listed for conserving wetlands. recently, it has become popular with city people, keen for a break from the pressures of urban life. >> translator: when i am here, i feel free from all of the stress from my work and life. >> but there is grog cwing conc about the rapid increase in the number of visitors. he set it up nearly ten years ago to protect the environment. chinese are worried that the huge amount of garbage left by the tourists is affecting the lake's water quality. local restaurants are also dumping their garbage. plastic bottles, paper, and leftover food are strewn all over the place. >> translator: this is garbage. they drink liters. this is very terrible. this trash because it will flow done to the lake. and it is also done harm to the bird. >> reporter: garbage is not the only concern. horse riding has become very popular ar
popular tourist destinations in liljang, this ancient town dating back some 800 years is a unesco world heritage site. another popular tourist site, a nature reserve about 10 kilometers from liljang. an important habitat with more than 70 species of birds. it is now listed for conserving wetlands. recently, it has become popular with city people, keen for a break from the pressures of urban life. >> translator: when i am here, i feel free from all of the stress from my work and life....
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this asian town dating back some 800 years is now a unesco world heritage site. another popular tourist site is a nature reserve about ten kilometers from beijing. it's an important habitat with more than 70 species of birds. it is now listed under the convention for conserving wetlands. recently it's become popular with city people keen for a break from the pressures of life. >> translator: when i am here, i feel free from all the stress from my work and life. >> reporter: but there is growing concern about the rapid increase in the number of visitors. he set up an ngo nearly ten years ago to protect the environment around the site. chen is worried that the huge amount of garbage left by the tourists is affecting the lake's water quality. local restaurants are also dumping their garbage. plastic bottles, paper and leftover food are strewn all over the place. >> you see this glass? they all drink liquors. these flow down to the lake and it's also harm to the birds. >> reporter: garbage is not the only concern. horse riding has become very popular around the lake.
this asian town dating back some 800 years is now a unesco world heritage site. another popular tourist site is a nature reserve about ten kilometers from beijing. it's an important habitat with more than 70 species of birds. it is now listed under the convention for conserving wetlands. recently it's become popular with city people keen for a break from the pressures of life. >> translator: when i am here, i feel free from all the stress from my work and life. >> reporter: but...
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recently nominated as a world heritage site, the spanish missions in san antonio are a very unique treasure for parishioners, for tourists, and texans everywhere. in 2010 our able former colleague rodriguez introduced bipartisan legislation both to expand the san antonio missions national historical park by about 151 acres, and to require a study by the secretary of interior about even further expansion of this important park. in 2010, this very house approved the rodriguez legislation. though a companion bill was offered by senator kay bailey hutchison and she got it out of the senate committee, the full senate failed to act on the rodriguez bill. during this congress i have been one of five members who joined represent canseco in reintroducing the rodriguez bill. instead of approving a bipartisan measure, receipt sources committee has merged only a fraction of that bill into a totally unrelated piece of legislation that is little more than a giant give away and exploitation of public property and which will endanger irreplaceable natural resources from the seashore in north carolina to th
recently nominated as a world heritage site, the spanish missions in san antonio are a very unique treasure for parishioners, for tourists, and texans everywhere. in 2010 our able former colleague rodriguez introduced bipartisan legislation both to expand the san antonio missions national historical park by about 151 acres, and to require a study by the secretary of interior about even further expansion of this important park. in 2010, this very house approved the rodriguez legislation. though...