When travelling to Europe during summer vacation, I was completely fascinated with classical and elegant atmosphere. With ancient buildings, cabins and museums of authentically European style, I found that no matter the city dwellers or the constructor of the whole country, everyone spared no efforts to cherish the traditional civilization and cultivate their own cultural characteristics.
I always have a preference for cities which have distinctive appearance, and so do most of us.)However, in the past few years, cities in our country are continuously losing their distinctions, with the city constructors creating masses of similar or even identical appearance of cities. Urban landmarks are changing, from ancient architectural complex of antique beauty to crowded and noisy giant shopping malls. Several years ago, the former residence of Xueqin Cao, the author of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’, was discovered in Beijing, giving a big thrill in Chinese literacy circle. However, later the governments determined to tear down the poor little yard for the construction of LiangGuang Street, which was expected to accelerate economical development.
Have we paid too much attention on immediate interests, while forgetting about the long—term value of distinctive cultural atmosphere for our generations to come? Isn’t the ambiguous appearance of cities disastrous for the protection of Chinese memory as well as the construction of cultural soft power.
To solve the problems ,several steps ought to be taken. First and foremost, governments should give priority of characteristics in the construction of city. Furthermore, all of us have to understand the significance of traditions to a deeper extent. Only from this cultivation can we form a sense of national identity and drive away the haze of national cultural nihilism.
The way of Chinese cultural renaissance is arduous and long, but with the mutual effort of our society, more positive changes will just be around the corner.
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