Historical sites 'devastated' in renovations
<p> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="official">official</span>. <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="Baoxing">Baoxing</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> "<span word="devastated">devastated</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="senseless">senseless</span>" <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>," <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="eras">eras</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949: <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Leap">Leap</span> <span word="Forward">Forward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> '70<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="Tong">Tong</span> <span word="Mingkang">Mingkang</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="tearing">tearing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invaluable">invaluable</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="print">print</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>," <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="architectural">architectural</span> <span word="styles">styles</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="arbitrarily">arbitrarily</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>, <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Tong">Tong</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span>, 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="relics">relics</span>.</p>
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