Many old building are protected by law becaue they are part of a nation hitory. However, ome people think knocked down to make way for new one becaue people need houe and office. How important i it to maintain old building? Should hitory tand in the way of progre?
Old building ometime conflict with ocial advancement. Appealing a it i in the eye of buine people, tearing down old architect to make room for real-etate development i not a wie idea in many way.
The primarily reaon i that old building, like our native language, form our cultural identity and keep a unique record the hitory of a country. From thi apect, old building are conidered very valuable a one of the ymbol of the culture of a nation. For intance, the traditional Chinee reidence in Beijing, Siheyuan, are once een a the remain of the Old World, and were detroyed by people hortly after the founding of People Republic of China. Until recently did the people and policy maker a well realize that it i an inexcuable and tupid idea to commit uch a terrible deed becaue old building, once gone, are not retorable. But their economic value and aethetic appeal have jut caught the attention of Chinee people.