In recent times, after another went to Beijing several times and come back later, and some erratic feelings. Beijing is no stranger to me would not be a surprise at all, but has not yet come to suck out the flavor.
Beijing, 50 years ago, the new capital of China, is the heart of the country, but also the country's image. In the past, always feel that Beijing is very old, the ancient incense may have to soak into the depths there is a strong heart and lung, but also think that Beijing is also earth, soil was only we can understand the kind. However, those who look overseas developed countries, feel a little shabby, as if China is a hungry poor. Today, the blue gray of the ancient city into a white-based city, the city had grown tall and big, dream of, yet we have lost a number of intimate feelings.
Do not deny the economic and cultural development, has no objection to the pursuit of wealth, but not in the pursuit of one aspect of the time to give up or damage another culture.
Beijing has many stories, many of the civilian population and cultural, as the city's modernization and continued expansion of the basis of these cultures has been shaken. Taiwan Cha the red light up in the Coca-Cola disappeared, and the book market flooded the airwaves on radio and television broadcasting, a number of plays just like the protection of species like the giant panda, there is no real meaning at all. Now, some people think the capital of the rickshaw, but also regroup, in fact, it has become decorative, because only what is necessary for social life, culture, really beautiful.
Beijing is an ancient city, there are many ancient stories. China's last feudal dynasty, an ancient capital from the reality of a recent one, it should be perfect under a reservation has been brilliant. It is said that the Forbidden City is very well preserved, we do not hurt anything. In fact, these prisoners of the simple problems, only records of the royal family, does not record the civilians, and civilians are the main creators of culture.
In recent years radical changes in Beijing, is a microcosm of China's progress. Now, Beijing can be a big city than anywhere in the world, and this makes it exciting. Have been to some countries, to see many of the world-class cities, in my eyes, Beijing has more than what one is not bad. A foreigner who had to face in our Beijing that China's rapid development, the other they were surprised. Building this, the car also do so. Beijing, more and more cars, Cadillac, BMW, Lincoln, CHRYSLER, red, traditional Chinese lunar calendar, Santana, Alto, etc., all kinds of brand everything. Cars to be more, could be one of those vehicles maneuvering in the wide streets Fei Shi, shook the soul, and has become a barrier. Our home's mad rush, like a lifeless machine.
Walking along the street, look at a wide variety of buildings with a total loss and seems to be some strange feelings. Sometimes this way of thinking, we have a variety of the world's best architecture, or architectural styles to get us here, set the world's best all in one place, is it perfect. In fact, all good things together is not necessarily good, those things do not seem conspicuous together, probably is the most perfect. Think, if we lose a city of China's artistic expression, only the pursuit of an integrated, end of the day, but was an architectural exhibitions and the like. The world's most valuable is to have its own style. As a people, must have its own personality, not a place where all appropriate. Cities need personification of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, the political case, such a culture.
When the two most recent copy number of the National Grand Theater. French architect Paul Andreu designed the National Grand Theater, is a long 218 meters wide and 146 meters, 46 meters high, the great circle 3 meters thick shell, far looked like a blue jellyfish in the loitering. I do not know this thing on the west side of the Great Hall, opposite the Xinhua Gate is not appropriate. Andrew said the 30-year-old on the design of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, attracted praise from the world. Well, this romantic French style glass, shell placed in that position in Beijing, but also by the Chinese people praised do?
Hoped Beijing would retain Chinese culture style, do not do something like the Americas Americas, Europe, unlike anything in Europe, but not作成World Architecture Exhibition Center. The world is this way, when the economy is developed in the future, we must search for something belonging to their own culture scene, it should always wake up with.
(August 1, 2000)
Author: wangzc
