第4次greatwall&historical relics

1、More efforts needed in protecting cultural relicsOnce upon a time, many merchants held activities on the 600-year-old Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty , believing that the Great Wall greatly upgraded their activities. Until today, activities of such kind could still be seen on the Great Wall sometimes.Currently, a lot of cultural relics of China, including the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty which is a national heritage, are still not strictly protected. Obviously, the “national heritages” are not

2、cherished enough by the public.The “national heritage” is the shortened form of the “key cultural relics unit under the national protection.” It means the cultural relics, such as the ancient historic site, ancient tomb, ancient architecture, grotto temple, stone inscription and fresco, which have high historical, artistic and scientific values. According to data, the first six batches of “national heritages” declared by the State Council include 2,351 units. These “national heritages” mostly ar

3、e renowned historic and cultural sites, and since they are closely connected with tourisms of local places, a lot of tourism zone management committees have come into being to manage them.These management committees consisting of various tourism departments look quite like “weird organizations.” It seems they do not have too much power, their ranks are not high and they cannot decide something big, but in fact, each of them fully controls the destiny of a national-level cultural site. In additio

4、n, they do little protection work for the sites but make use of the sites too much, and therefore, the voice of complaining about the rise of the ticket price could often be heard. In some peoples opinions, cultural relics are “money trees” that never die.In fact, without a smooth management system and transparent operations, protecting the cultural heritages is nothing but empty words. Without a true protection, any development on a historic site will not be able to achieve positive effects.A W

5、estern scholar once said that China will have what the West has someday; but what China has, the West will never have. In this sense, getting every cultural heritage of China properly protected but not excessively developed or even destroyed is a mission that the government and every citizen of China should undertake.Questions:1. What do you think we should do to protect our cultural heritage?2. What is your idea of keeping balance between tourism and protection of historical sites?Words & expre

6、ssions upgrade 提高档次national heritages 国家遗产ancient historic site 古代历史遗址ancient tomb 古墓ancient architecture 古建筑grotto temple 石窟庵和佛国寺stone inscription 石刻碑文fresco 壁画renowned historic and cultural sites 著名的历史和文化遗址tourism zone management committees 旅游区管理委员会weird organizations 不可思议的组织the destiny of a national-level cultural site 一个国家级文化遗址的命运transparent operations 透明的运作positive effects 积极的效果excessively 过分的mission 使命Sentence structure语法分析1. Once upon a time, many merchants held activities on the 600-year

7、-old Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty , believing that the Great Wall greatly upgraded their activities.分词短语做伴随状语（曾几时，许多商人在已有600年历史的明朝长城上举办活动，他们认为长城能提高他们活动的知名度。）2. A Western scholar once said that China will have what the West has someday; but what China has, the West will never have.名词性从句做宾语和主语（一位西方学者曾说过，西方国家有点中国总会有的，但是，中国有的西方国家永远都不会有。）Saving the World WonderThe Great Wall The Great Wall of China faces severe preservation challenges As always, the Great Wall, the longest structure ( 21,196.18 km

8、with a total of 43,721 heritage sites) built in human history, is seen as a classic symbol of China by the Chinese themselves and others around the world. It is a great legacy.Today, just a few sections of the Qin Great Wall remain. Most of the Great Wall still standing today was built more than 600 years ago in the Ming Dynasty. In 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage site by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It was also declared one of the New Seven Wonde

9、rs of the World in July 2007.The Great Wall is a priceless treasure the ancient Chinese left to the world. Its value exceeds a simple military project and is regarded as an artwork with high cultural value. It represents the highest-level wisdom of human beings.However, despite its fame and glory, more sections of the Great Wall are disappearing and the conservation situation is becoming worse.Natural forces as well as human activities pose serious threats to existing Great Walls. The preservation of the Great Walls relics should not be delayed. Different measures, including legal ones, should be considered to further promote the preservation of the Great Wall. After centuries of erosion from fierce wind and frequent sandstorms, most parts of the Great Wall have become extremely fragile, suffering weather damage, collapse and biological damage over a long period.Th

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