the-review-of-the-crooked-streets-程娇艳

TheReviewofTheCrookedStreetsThecrookedstreets,packedwithhumanexperience，reflectinalivelymannerallthechancesandmisfortunesandexpectationsanddomesticityandwonderment.Theyaretheevidenceofthedevelopmentofhumanbeings.Withoutanyvividwordsormovingsound,thecrookedstreetsrestoreouroriginallife.Asthetextshowsusthatthecrookedstreetswillnevertireaman,andeachwillhaveitscharacter,andeachwillhaveasoulofitsown.However,suchbeautifulthingsarepulleddown.Theplacewhichbelongstothecrookedstreetsisnowoccupiedwithluxuryofthetallbuilding,futilitiesofgreatgovernmentsandthefadsoftoopowerfulmen.Thereisnoancientcitybutglories,orhasgloried,inawholefoisonandmultitudeofcrookedstreets.Inrecentyears,formerresidencesofChina'sfamouspeoplehavebeendemolishedoneafteranother.TheformerhomeofcomposerNieErwasreducedtodebrisin2010;thatoffamousarchitectLiangSichengandhiswifeLinHuiyinwasdemolishedinJanuary2012;theheadquarterfeildoftheformerKuomintangleaderChiangKai-shekwasdemolishedinFebruary.Thelistgoeson.Judgingfromthechangeofourlifeenvironment,wecansaythatourhumanbeingsarefondofmodernsociety.Ridiculously,itissuggestedthatmodernpeoplepreferprimitivelifestyleonthebasisofthelatestresearch.Therearemanyevidences.Intheholiday,groupsoftouristswillgototheAncientTownofLijiang,ClassicalGardensofSuzhouorAncientVillagesinSouthernAnhui-XidiandHongcuntoenjoythepristinebuilding.Andmoreandmoremillionaireswanttogainavillawhichisalmostequaltocountryestatetoescapethecityfullofsoundandfury.SowhydowepulldownanddoawaywiththeCrookedStreets?Andwhywearesokeeninrurallifenow?Shouldweletthisculturalheritagecontinuetobedestroyed,orshouldwebuildmini-museumstoprotecttheoldbuildings?Whichonesneedourprotectionandhow?Thecrookedstreetsremindmeofmyhometown,QiandaoLake,whichislocatedinChun'anCounty,Zhejiang.Itishometolushforests(over90%),andexoticislands.ItsmorepopularattractionsincludeBirdIsland,SnakeIsland,MonkeyIsland,LockIsland(featuringsupposedlytheworld'sbiggestlock),andtheIslandtoRemindYouofYourChildhood.Inmyopinion,avisittothesefantasticscenicisamustforeverytouristvisitingQiandaoLake.IsQiandaoLakeanaturescenic?Definitelyno.InordertobuildtheXin'anRiverhydroelectricstation,residentsinChun'ansacrificedtheirbelovedhomelandtoit.AttheendofMay30,1959,0.29millionpeopleinChun'anweresettleddowninunfamiliarcounties.What'smore,twocountryseats,ancientChun'ancityandancientSui'ancity,weretotallyflooded.Theywerequitefamoushistoricbuildingsbecausetheirhistorycantracebackto1800yearsagoandthebuildingsinthesetwocitiesareuniqueandwizardly.Manycelebritieshavebeenthere,suchasLibai,Wangwei,LuyouandZhuxi.Lastyear,somearchaeologistsdiscoveredthatundertheQiandaoLakeliesintegratedancientcities.Peoplewereshockedbythebeautyandspectacularityofthepicturestookbythesearchaeologists.Therefore,afuriousdebatebegan:whetherweshoulddestroyancientChun'ancityandancientSui'ancitytobuildtheXin'anRiverhydroelectricstationornot?NodoubtthattheexploitationoftheQiandaoLakehelpslocalresidentsimprovetheirlifeconditionandspeedupintoXiaokang.However,weshouldrespectrelicsandprotectthem.AswellastheCrookedStreets,theyarethepreciousresourcenotonlyforarchaeologicalstudiesbutforman'sself-satisfaction.Tomydelight,nowmyhometownhasremarkedQinchuanwhichisalsoasignificantancientcityasatourismregiontoprotectthevaluablehistoryofQinchuan.Tosumup,IthinkwhenwecarryoutUrbanPlanningtobeautifyandstandardizeourcountry,weshouldensurethefundamentalinterestsoftheoverwhelmingmajorityofthepeople,respectunrepeatedhistoryandprotectenvironment.Weneedmoderncivilizationwhichissupportedbyadvancedtechnologyandsciencetorecordthemetamorphosis.Inthemeanwhile,werequirerelicswhichisproducedbyourindustriousandsapientialfatherstowitnesstheachievement.TheCrookedStreetsareproductionofthehistory.SodoancientChun'ancity,ancientSui'ancityandQinchuan.Weshouldrespectthemandsavethem.Justasafamouslovesayinggoesneverstarttoregretafteryoureallyloseit.