Fireworks ban will kill a tradition
<p><span word="Sparks">Sparks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="Oriental">Oriental</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prohibiting">prohibiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="instinctive">instinctive</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choking">choking</span>.</p><p><span word="Fireworks">Fireworks</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="conflagration">conflagration</span>. <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="paper">paper</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pollute">pollute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p><span word="Fireworks">Fireworks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span>, <span word="glittering">glittering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>."</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treasuring">treasuring</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rejects">rejects</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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