An interesting article from the New York Times with an excellent video (7:40) that details the destruction of Buddhist art and architecture in Afghanistan so that a copper mine can be created. The video explains how much of the art is too large to be moved, so instead it will be destroyed, for the sake of profit. It is so sad that we often value money over our shared cultural heritage. Afghanistan was an extremely important location on the Silk Road, responsible for the exchange of ideas and the spread of Buddhism from India to other locations in the east and west.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/opinion/a-chinese-threat-to-afghan-buddhas.html?smid=pl-share
‘A Chinese Threat to Afghan Buddhas’
In Afghanistan, a Chinese mining company threatens to destroy the remains of an ancient Buddhist city, which archaeologists are now racing to excavate.
by Brent E. Huffman (4/23/2013)
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