It is not necessary for people to travel to other places to learn about the culture. We can learn as much as from books, films and the Internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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has always been perceived as a good approach to traditional customs and exotic
culture
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of other countries.
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, nowadays, some
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begin to hold
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a perspective that we should avoid a wide variety of travels aimed at learning about
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since reading books and watching films have provided us with enough information on cultural traditions in other
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. I think that overall, I disagree with the view. As reasonable it may seem, compared with travels, the flexibility and convenience of the references, videos and websites related to traditional
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are apparent.
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, thanks to today’s advanced Internet technologies, we can not only acquire E-books and documentaries with rich contents but
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adjust the peace of our studying plans to our own needs, just needing an Internet-connected device
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as a smartphone or laptop. It appears that some mass
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can make us get a higher degree of autonomy than travels.
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, it seems unwise to underestimate travels’ contributions to the spread and education of traditional
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, after all, as an activity needing human beings’ active participation,
travel
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allows us to maintain close contact with
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exotic
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far away from the
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where we are living, which will help us get a deeper understanding of the local
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. It is not rare
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in some areas that the local authorities in these
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would frequently hold cultural events that introduce many local cultural heritages and that would be aimed at attracting more tourists. Through these events, these
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can gain a huge amount of knowledge about local
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,
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as folk music and dances.
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,
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boosts cultural communication in a more active way than books or videos. During
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, we can actively interact with local
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and deeply experience their life,
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as their dietary habit, peculiar customs and unique manners, while transmitting our own
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to those local
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in the process of mutual exchanges. Obviously, it is not that easy for mass media to achieve
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a direct and effective interaction. To summarize,
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some mass media play a necessary role in cultural exchange,
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is of greater importance in order for us to personally experience the distinctive cultures and customs from different
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cultural immersion
  • authentic experiences
  • diverse perspectives
  • comprehensive
  • historical context
  • facilitates
  • sensory and emotional depth
  • holistic understanding
  • cultural bias
  • stereotypes
  • discernment
  • virtual reality
  • convenience of access
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