Too much money is spent on looking after and repairing old buildings. Some people think we should knock old buildings down and build new modern ones. To what extent do you or disagree?

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Some
people
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think the long-term cost of protection and fixing old
buildings
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is so high that we should use new
buildings
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to replace them.
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, in my opinion, new
buildings
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indeed provide
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effective way to satisfy housing but old
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buildings
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reservation is
also
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necessary for
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and society. Old
buildings
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are
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critical
critial
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critical
to
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traditional
tradtional
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traditional
and national culture, from which everyone
have
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develop
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a sense of self-identity and
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up confidence that
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them feel strong to face kinds of obstacles. Old
buildings
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are carriers that undertake traditional culture and history. So
people
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can understand the past and how it tortuously developed in the long history through them.
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people
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can understand who they are and will be part of the history
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their nation. As they build up the connection to the past, they will develop a sense of belonging, which becomes
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part of their national identity. If everyone has
same
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national identity and
principle
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, we will achieve social
cohension
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cohesion
.
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, it would not be
reasonableto
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reasonable to
ask
people
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to protect old
buildings
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in a city or town where they can not find enough houses to live in. Reservation of cultural heritage is
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undoubtedly
undoubtely
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undoubtedly
significant, but satisfying
citizens
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basic living standards
such
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as housing, hospital, and school should is always
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concern for all
people
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.
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, in China, with old
buildings
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in cities and towns being demolished, more and more skyscrapers were constructed to give a facility to
accomdation
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accommodation
for working, living, and shopping 30 years ago. Overall, the extent of
protecting
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the old
buildings
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should depend on the
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condition
conditon
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condition
of
country
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the country
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or
nation'
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housing situation. Conserving ancient
buildings
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undoubtedly
undoubtely
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undoubtedly
is a great
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choice
chioce
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choice
to provide an opportunity to strengthen citizens
a
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sense of national conviction as long as it can ensure the housing is sufficient.
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