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1. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟
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 Placement-6 months in China
 What?- Working with small
community development projects
and eco-tourism businesses.
 Why?-Fascination with China
since living in Xinjiang and cultural
diversity.
„Shangri-la‟, NW Yunnan, Deqing
Autonomous Prefecture.

2. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

 James Hilton (1933)-Myth
of „Shangri-La‟
 Shangri-La name
change (2001)-Example of
statecraft
 Increase in tourism-
domestic and international tourists

3. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟
 SACP- Dakpa‟s story

 Aims
 Thangka Academy
 Eco-lodge – Dara
village, ownership
 Tasks-Writing tour
itineraries, learning about cultural
traditions/myths and interviewing
villagers.
Dakpa Kelden-founder of
SACP

4. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

Carter Malik (founder), staff, students, friends and pregnant
cat at YMHF (2011)

5. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

 Tse Rang- music
 Tourists-
singing, playing music
 Cds-lyric book
Tse Rang- Tibetan Musician and founder of
Shangri-La Folk Music Preservation Association

6. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

 CP Advantages
 Provides
opportunities
 Training and
education
 Integration
 Educating
domestic/internati-
onal tourists

7. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

 CP
Disadvantages
 Sustainability?
 „new‟ culture?
 Back/front
stage
 Change-no use
 Sad to be the
same

8. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

Old generation VS New generation
What do the people want?
Dakpa‟s story “sofa” and his mother

9. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

 Anicent Tea horse road
Jeff Fuchs (2010)
 Journey
 Awareness and retelling
of life stories
 www.jefffuchs.com

10. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟
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Thank you! :D
 „Kadinchey‟by Pogo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tCc4abTuaE

11. Cultural Preservation and
„The Ancient Tea Horse Road‟

 Contact Info:
 Name: Tess Sadatian
 Email:
tesssadatian@hotmail.co.uk
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