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It is a controversial problem that whether a city should preserve its old,historic buildings or destroy them
and replace them with modrn buildings.Some people think that a city should preserve its old,historic
buildings because they are the witness of the past,others think that a city should destroy them and replace
them with modern buildings because they take up a lot of places.As far as I am concerned, I prefer the
previous idea that the old,historic buildings should be preserved.

Although the old,historic buildings would take up a lot of places and the modern society will need these
places to building the new buildings such as skyscrapers,the old,historic buildings are the witness of the
history.It is known that a modern city comes from the past history which had a valuable experience.The
old,historic buildings could tell people what happened in the past and what was the past like.From
that,people could gain kownledge and experience to contribute to the
modern society better.

The old,historic buildings could also be offered to education.They can become the teaching bases for
children.It is necessary for children to know the past,so that they can kown better about the present
society.In addition,children will be interested in the strange structure of the buildings and the funny
things in the buildings,which will promote the childern to study.

Finally,the preserved building would offer the important clues for archeologists to study the past. It is
more valuable to maintain them well than destroy them to build new ones.

In conclusion,the old,historic buildings should be preserved for the reasons above.First is that they are
the witness of the past,then they could teach children something and last they are the important clues for
archeologists.

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The issue here is whether old, historic buildings in a city should be preserved or replaced by modern
buildings. In my opinion, buildings of historical value should definitely be protected rather than
destroyed. I base my point of view on following reasons.

Firstly, each historical building is precious property of human being. Like an antic, the value of an old
building can not be measured by money. We will lose those valuable historical buildings permanently if we
don t preserve them. Once a historical building is destroyed, we can never restore it; even if it is
restored to its original look, the new building is only a fake replica; the historical value will never come
back to us.

Secondly, a historic building always represents history and has educational functions. Each one of them can
tell us a story. For example, some buildings are evidences of foreign invasion, others are signs of various
religions existed in past decades. People nowadays can always obtain historic or cultural information
through visiting these old buildings and sites. Although we can learn the past
from books, pictures and by visiting museums, nothing can compare with the actual historical buildings
themselves, which can bring vivid educational material to us.

Thirdly, historical buildings are a symbol of a city and a valuable tourist resource; therefore a city
cannot go without historical buildings. Beijing is represented by the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace,
which are all historical relics. It is hard to imagine that someday the City of Beijing decides that all
these buildings should be destroyed and modern buildings be built on their sites.

Because those historical relics and buildings are too important to the city and can generate profound
tourist income. A city will benefit more by protecting its historic buildings than by replacing them with
modern buildings.

For all reasons given above, I will strongly suggest a city municipal should preserve the old, historic
buildings.