国内英语资讯:Across China: Village museums built to preserve histories, nostalgia
<p><span word="ZHENGZHOU">ZHENGZHOU</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 4-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, 37-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Mu">Mu</span> <span word="Dongliang">Dongliang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="photo">photo</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="furnished">furnished</span>," <span word="Mu">Mu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Muzhuang">Muzhuang</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="about">about</span> 600 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glittering">glittering</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Muzhuang">Muzhuang</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urbanized">urbanized</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="demolished">demolished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renovated">renovated</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="Mu">Mu</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="art">art</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Xinqin">Xinqin</span>, 52.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span>, <span word="Muzhuang">Muzhuang</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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