Some people believe that the culture will be ruined if it is used to earn tourism revenue, but others consider that tourism is the only way of protecting culture.Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

There is a common belief that culture will be destroyed when

people

use it to make

money

from tourists,

while

others claim that using these

traditions

as

money

-making ventures is the only way to save them. I contend that using cultural

traditions

to attract visitors can increase the revenue that can be used for preservation purposes, it can heighten

people

's awareness and support the

country

's economy. It is vital to understand that

money

is a necessity in continuing these

traditions

,

therefore

money

coming from visitors will bring in actual revenue for the skilled labourers of these traditional villages.

For instance

, many inhabitants of Bat Trang village in Vietnam make their living by selling traditional ceramic products to tourists

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and

thus

are able to continue one of the oldest

traditions

in Vietnam.

However

, some believe that visitors can permanently change these

traditions

as these traditional artisans are forced to change their methods and products for commercialization, in order to compete in an increasingly competitive market space.

This

may be a credible point, but the effect of

tourism

on

people

's awareness should be considered.

For example

, the Vietnamese government has built several museums around the

country

that solely exhibit examples of ethnic minority cultures in an attempt to protect cultural values without affecting the lives of those ethnic minorities, yet successfully gathering a lot of public attention and support. The writer contends that

tourism

also

plays a vital role in a

country

's economy since it is one of the services that creates the most jobs in a nation.

In other words

,

tourism

creates jobs and brings in a massive amount of

money

for a

country

.

In particular

, island countries

such

as the Bahamas and the Maldives are heavily reliant on

tourism

, as it is the only economic sector that could thrive there and it is the only job-creating sector.

While

people

argue that

tourism

can be detrimental to the local culture, the writer emphasizes its role in preservation, creating livelihood and economic value.

Hence

, it should have been shown that

tourism

is the only way of protecting culture.