Some people think that cultural traditions are destroyed when they are used as money-making attractions aimed at tourists. Others believe that this is the only way to save such traditions in the world today. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The growing popularity of national and international travel has, in recent years, made many people concerned that it may cause damage to cultural traditions.

However

, others are in

favor

promote over another

favour

of developing

tourism

as a

way

of cultural protection. Throughout the ages, most countries seem to have attached greater importance to economic growth and technological development. What they fail to see is that traditional cultures, which may not directly contribute to gross domestic product, are the cement of national identity. Fortunately, as more and more countries are made aware of the commercial value that

tourism

possesses, they begin to realize the fact that cultural traditions and historical heritages

are what attract

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attract what

are what attracting

have what attracted

are what attract

the largest number of visitors from home and abroad, which makes the authorities willingly invest in

tourism

, repairing and preserving damaged relics as well as promoting national and regional culture in any

way

possible.

On the other hand

, turning historical sites into tourist attractions may indeed impair their original appearances. For one thing, planners tend to add new attractions like statues, monuments and gardens

to give

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give

the sites a more appealing look, making visitors unable to observe the sites in a

way

that genuinely depicts how people lived hundreds of years ago, and

thus

what visitors see is partly history and partly redecoration. For another, some tourists do not show respect for the local history and customs, touching, scratching and even hitting the relics on purpose. Many of the damages may be irretrievable, leading to inestimable cultural and economic losses

for

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in

the area. Overall, I would say that

tourism

is helpful for the preservation of cultural traditions since it urges the government to pay more attention to the restoration and protection of cultural heritages.

However

, it is the mutual responsibility of the

tourism

board and individual tourists to keep the sites as intact and authentic as possible for the generations to appreciate traditional cultures the

way

they are.