Thoughwearenowlivinginaworldinwhichundeclaredaggression,war,hypocrisy,chicanery,anarchyarepartofourdailylife.Thoughthisisaskepticalage,andourfaithhasweakened,ourconfidenceinsomeaspectsofthetraditionalcultureshouldandwouldneverbelost.
Sotheremayjustbesomechangesinourlifestyleorourattitudestowardslife,butlittlechangeoccurstosomefundamentalaspectsofourtraditionalculturethatpeoplestilltreasureinheart.
ThepassagemainlytellsustheimportanceofprotectingtraditionalChineseculture,whichischallengedorfacingextinctionbecauseofthedevelopingsocietyandchanginglifestyle.Besides,Chinaisnationwidesparingnoeffortstodoit.
TheprotectionofnationalandfolkcultureisofgreatsignificancetoChineseculturaldiversityandalsototheharmoniousdevelopmentbetweenlocaleconomicandsocialdevelopment.ItisreportedthattheGuangdonggovernmentpaysspecialattentiontoprotectingChaoju，alocaldramaborninChaozhouintheeasternGuangdongprovince.
Inmyopinion,somemeasuresshouldbetakentoprotecttraditionalcultureeffectively.Tostartwith,weshouldmakealawtoregulatethesociety’sperformance.Besides,weshoulddrawmorepeople’sattentiontoit,forthemoretheyknowabouttheimportanceofcultureprotection,thestrongerthesupportwecangetfromthepublic.
Inaword,itishightimeforustotreasureanddevelopourownvaluableculture.
Itiswidelynotedthatlotsoftraditionalcultureisdisappearingalongwiththedevelopmentoftechnology.Manyancientarchitecturesandtraditionalwaysoflivinghavebeendeserted.Itseemsthatthetraditionalcultureandcraftsmanshipwillbereplacedinthismodernera.
Thefollowingreasonscanaccountfortheabovephenomenon.Firstly,traditionaltechnologiesarealwaysconsideredineffectivewhilethenewsciencesarealwayshighlyefficient,becausemodernscienceandtechnologyfacilitatebothourdailyandacademiclifealot,withwhichwecansavemuchmoneyandtime.Secondly,itiscostlytoprotectthetraditionalculture,especiallythemaintenanceandrepairofthehistoricalbuildings.
Thefirstdayofthenewyear,myfatherandIhadtheredantitheticalSpringFestivalcoupletsonourdoors.EverySpringFestival,bothurbanandruralareas,eachhouseholdmustselectaredcoupletsaffi--edtothedoorinordertoincreasethefestiveatmosphere.Ialsocleanedtheroomwithmymom.Aftertheevent,Iwillvisitfriendsandrelativeswithmyparents.ThisisthecustomoftheChinesepeopletocelebratetheSpringFestival.
ThisismySpringFestivalholiday,Ihadaveryhappy.Whataboutyou
Itiswell-knownthattraditionalcultureprovesnotonlythecreativityandwisdomoftheancientpeople,alsoanimportantpartoftheethniccivilization.However,foronereasonoranother,thereareincreasingamountsoftraditionalculturemissing.
Tostartwith,quiteafewpeopleholdthatChinesetraditionalcultureisoflittleuseinmodernsocietyandithasfailedtomeettheneedsofsociety’sdevelopment.What‘smore,ChinesetraditionalcultureisfacinganuNPRecedentedchallenge.Richandcolorfulculturesfromforeigncountrieshavedistracteddomesticpeople’sattention.Forinstance,anincreasingnumberofChineseyoungpeoplebegintocelebratewesternfestivalssuchasChristmas,whileatthesametimeignoreourtraditionalfestivals.
Thereforeitisgoldentimethatweemployeddrasticmeasures.Foronething,frommyperspective,thepressmustemphasizethepositiveandimportanteffectofprotectingtraditionalheritages,whichenablesthegeneralpublictotreatthisissuerationallyandcorrectly.Foranotherthing,awide-ranginganddeep-goingeducationcampaignmustbelaunchedtoenhanceawarenessofthegeneralpublic.Onlyinthesewayscanweliveinastable,healthy,andboomingsociety.
ThepassagemainlytellsustheimportanceofprotectingtraditionalChineseculture,whichischallengedorfacingextinctionbecauseofthedevelopingsocietyandchanginglifestyle.
Besides,Chinaisnationwidesparingnoeffortstodoit.
TheprotectionofnationalandfolkcultureisofgreatsignificancetoChineseculturaldiversityandalsototheharmoniousdevelopmentbetweenlocaleconomicandsocialdevelopment.
ItisreportedthattheGuangdonggovernmentpaysspecialattentiontoprotectingChaoju，alocaldramaborninChaozhouintheeasternGuangdongprovince.
Inmyopinion,somemeasuresshouldbetakentoprotecttraditionalcultureeffectively.Tostartwith,weshouldmakealawtoregulatethesociety’sperformance.
Besides,weshoulddrawmorepeople’sattentiontoit,forthemoretheyknowabouttheimportanceofcultureprotection,thestrongerthesupportwecangetfromthepublic.
TraditionalChinesecultureisbeginningtocapturetheattentionoftheworld.ThisistrueevenaspopularculturethathastraditionallybeenconsideredWesternbeginstospreadthroughoutChina.KungFu,especially,hashadagreatimpactonthemillionsofpeoplewhofirstlearnedaboutChinathroughit.Fromthat,theymaycometoChinaandlearnaboutotheraspectsofthisculture,suchastraditionaloperasliketheBeijingandSichuanones.AsiannationshavelongknownaboutthegreatnessofancientChineseculture.TheirownculturesareamixofnativeonesandthoseChinesecharacteristics.
KoreaandJapanlongagoadoptedideassuchasConfucianismissomethingthatcontinuestodayevenasitischallengedbyPopCulture.ThisstrengthcomesfromtheideasgivenintheFourBooksofConfucianism(TheGreatLearning,TheDoctrineoftheMean,TheAnalectsofConfucius,andTheBookofMencius).ThesebooksbuiltupontheideasofanevenmoreancientperiodcodifiedintheFiveClassics.Fromthem,theWestlearnssuchthingsasFengshuiandotherconceptsthatareuniquelyChinese.
ChinahastakenstepstofurtherthisspreadofitsculturebyestablishingChineseCulturalCentersinsuchplacesastheUnitedStatesandEurope.
Beijingisanancientcitywithalonghistory.Backin3000yearsagoinZhoudynasty,Beijing,whichwascalledJiatthemoment,hadbeennamedcapitalofYan.Thereafter,Liao,Jin,Yuan,MingandQingdynastyallmadeBeijingtheircapital.Therefore,Beijingwasfamousfor"Capitalofathousandyears".
Beijingisafast-growingmoderncitywithhigh-risebuildings,shoppingmallsandvastinternationalhotelsconnectedbyanintricatefreewaysystemcrisscrossingthecity.
AsBeijinghasbeenconfirmedhomecityofOlympics20xx,thespiritof"greenOlympics,scientificOlympicsandhumanizedOlympic"willsurelybringmoreandmorechangestoBeijing.
Everywhere,theold-timedsceneandmodernculturearecombinedtopresentabrandnewvisageofBeijing.
Asweallknow,thetechnologicaladvancementsareonthemoveatanunprecedentedspeedinthepresentsociety.Somepeoplethinkthatastechnologydevelopstraditionalculturewillbelostwhereassomeothersdonotthinkso.
AsfarasIamconcerned,thetechnologydoesharmtothetraditionalcultureinsomesensebutitcanalsoprotectitfromdyingout.Inotherwords,thetechnologicaladvancementisadouble-bladesword.Weneedtorealizeitinadidacticway.
Firstofall,thetechnologyisalittleharmfultothetraditionalculture.Duetotheemergenceofthenewtechnology,someformsofarthavebeendeadformanyyears.Someculturalheritagehasbeenthreatened.Takethejadecarvingforexample.Thecraftsmanshiphasbeendisruptedduetothepopularityofthenewtechnology.Theworksofarthasbeenproducedthroughthemachinesratherthanthehandsofthecraftsmen.Therefore,thearthaslostthemostimportantpartofitstaste.Mostoftheartisticworksaretheproductsofthefactories.
Secondly,thenewtechnologyhelpsthetraditionalculturespreadmorewidely.Forexample,manyexhibitsinthePalaceMuseumhavebeenavailablevisuallyonline.Visitorsdonothavetogotothemuseumbutjuststayathometoenjoytheheritage.Itisthetechnologythathasmadeallthispossible.Onemoreexample,Pekingoperaisthenationalessenceofourculture.Theplaysoftheveteranartistshavebeenkeptwiththehelpofthetechnology.Wewillfeelthatthesegreatartistsarenotfarawayfromusandthatwecanstilllearnfromtheirgoodperformances.Nowadaysweallreadmanygoodbooks,whichhavebeenamostimportantcarrierofourtraditionalculture.Thankstoallthepressesandpublishinghouses,wecanreadsomanybooksandtheyhelpcarryonourculturethroughtheirprintingtechnology.
Tosumup,weshouldbeawareofthedisadvantagesofthetechnologyandmakethetwogohandinhandinharmony.Ontheonehand,thetechnologyhelpstoprotectandspreadthetraditionalculture.Ontheotherhand,thetraditionalculturemaypromotethetechnologydevelopment.
ToofewpeopletopayattentiontoChinasculture.Urbanculturalheritageisthewitnessofthehistoricaldevelopmentofthecityisthecityanimportantbasisforhistoricalresearch.
Sustainabledevelopmentanimportantaspectistoprotectthehistoricalandculturalheritage.Wecanadoptthefollowingmethodsofprotection,theentiresocietytoletpeopleknowthesignificanceofculturalheritageprotection,theenhancementofpeoplesprotection.
Andthensomesitesdonotopentothepublic,toafineofspoilers,thelastteachereducationallowsstudentstoawarenessoftheimportanceoftheprotectionofculturalsites.
Inmyopinion,specificmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotecttraditionalChineseculture.Tostartwith,weshouldmakeappropriatelawsforeveryonetofollow.Also,weshouldeducatepeopleabouttheneedtoprotecttraditionalculture.Themorethepublicknowsaboutit,themoresupportwecanget.
TheSpringFestivalFarandawaythemostimportantholidayinChinaisSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.TotheChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.ThedatesforthisannualcelebrationaredeterminedbythelunarcalendarratherthantheGregoriancalendar,sothetimingoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary.
TotheordinaryChinese,thefestivalactuallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYearsDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Butthe15thofthefirstmonth,whichnormallyiscalledtheLanternFestival,meanstheofficialendoftheSpringFestivalinmanypartsofthecountry.2SpringFestivalisthemostimportantandpopularfestivalinChina.
BeforeSpringFestival,thepeopleusuallycleananddecoratetheirhouses.AndtheygototheFlowerFairstobuysomeflowers.DuringSpringFestival,theadultsusuallygiveluckymoneytochildren.Peopleoftengettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Somepeopleeatdumplingfordinner.