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* * * * * * * * * * * MICRO-FRANCHISE : A greener version of Micro-finance for Western rural remote China There is only one Planet and each of us has to remember that, as astronaut Rusty Schweickart said. “We arent passengers on spaceship Earth, were the crew. We arent residents on this planet, were citizens. The difference in both cases is responsibility. ? In 1996 and 1997, while searching for snow leopards, I had stumbled on 2 different groups of extraordinary star-shaped towers 600 km apart, some in Sichuan, some in Tibetan Autonomous region. In 1998 · I found out that nobody knew who had built them, why and when? ·?I decided to unravel that mystery. Now in 2006 after · ?More than 15 field trips, · ?4000 photos, · ?Over 100 hours of filming, · ?Countless hours in libraries and discussing with scholars, · Sending to carbon dating -in the US- more than 70 samples of wood that I collected from the now broken beams, I was able to establish that: ·?More than 200 towers of fair size. More than 1000 if one count the ruins, ·?Territory 1/3 of Texas. From Aba in the North, to Muly in the South from Kangding to the west to Kongpo (Southeast Tibet ) in the east… ·?The 58 towers dated where built from the 9th century to the 16th century, The square towers are quite common but the star-shaped with 5, 6 10 , 12 and 13 points only exist in western China (A few with 8 points exist in Afghanistan and Iran), I also filmed a documentary (bought by Discovery channel) and wrote a book (profits all deposited on my foundation) and held many photos exhibits including one at the UN. Now · The government and the local people ( who used to tear the towers down or even blow them up to reuse the stones in new constructions), are convinced of the importance and of the historical value of the towers.? ·?The towers are all protected at the county level, some of them have reached the National level of protection and they will be inscribed on the “waiting list” of the UNESCO