Should a city try to preserve its old， historic buildings or destroy them
and replace them with modern buildings? Use specific reasons and examples to
support your opinion.
Historic buildings present the history， culture as well as citizens` lives
of a city for generations. They are also good places attracting tourists all
over the world. Further more， they play important roles in public spirit.
Therefore， I think that a city should preserve its historic buildings.
First， historic buildings are useful for studies. For each period of time，
there are its typical architectures. Historic buildings reflect those
architectures and materials that our predecessors used in construction. By
studying them， researchers could get understanding about the evolution of not
only construction but also society and culture. History as well as society
develops continuously， the later generation bases on and inherits from the
former and so on. Hence， understanding about the progress of evolution helps us
to know better about humanity. This knowledge can be helpful to improve our
lives now and our children`s later.
Additionally， historic buildings bring advantages of tourism. In deed， when
visiting a place， tourists are always attracted by historic places such as
museums， palaces， or buildings. They are fascinated in something different from
their home country or different from daily modern life. By maintaining and
preserving historic buildings， governments can attract many tourists to visit
their city. Consequently， they can get much benefit from tourism. For example，
in China， tourism brings in billions dollar benefit annually， and the government
also invests a lot of money in developing tourism， especially in maintaining and
caring for historic places. For many countries， tourism becomes the sharpest
profession.
The last but not the least， historic buildings are spiritual places. People
often go to historic places for ceremony or celebration. They come these places
to thank for what their ancestors did for them， and wish good things for them
and their children. Nevertheless， people are usually proud of their well-known
historic place. For instance， French are so proud of their Eiffel tower， Egypt
is famous for its pyramid.
In conclusion， historic buildings are invaluable proofs for social and
human development studies. They reflect the evolution of history， culture of an
area. They are places of public spirit and bring people pride of their city.
Furthermore， they are good places to attract tourists and develop tourism.
Hence， it is a very good idea that a city should maintain and preserve its
historic buildings.
发表于 2016-7-10 15:24:35