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A re h is to ric a l s ite s in y o u r c o u n try p o p u la r w ith v is ito rs ?
Is it m ore im p o rta n t to preserve h is to ric a l s ite s o r m ake way fo r th e de ve lo p m e n ts of th e fu tu re ?
W hat do you th in k w ill happen to y o u r c o u n try 's h is to ric a l site s in th e fu tu re ?
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W hat is 'c u ltu re ' fo r you?
Do you th in k th a t it is im p o rta n t fo r a society o r c u ltu re to have a sense of c o n tin u ity w ith th e past?
How w ill y o u r c o u n try 's c u ltu re have changed in fifty yea rs' tim e ?
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A re h is to ric a l s ite s in y o u r c o u n try p o p u la r w ith v is ito rs ?
They see m to be very p o p u la r, yes. The la s t tim e I w e n t to v is it a h is to ric a l site m y s e lf, I w as
s tru c k by th e n u m b e r of fa m ilie s th e re w ith young c h ild re n . I d o n 't th in k th e se s ite s are
p o p u la r w ith young couples, ne c e s s a rily , bu t it lo o k s to m e as th o u g h w h e n th o se cou ples
have c h ild re n the y s u d d e n ly develop a new a p p re c ia tio n fo r tho se place s and I suppose
th e y th in k th a t fin d in g out ab ou t the h is to ry of th e ir reg io n and c o u n try is an im p o rta n t
c o m p o n e n t in b rin g in g up th e ir c h ild re n .
Is it m ore im p o rta n t to preserve h is to ric a l s ite s o r m ake w ay fo r th e de ve lo p m e n ts of the
fu tu re ?
W hen a de velope r w a n ts to b u ild a new sho pp ing ce n tre in m y c o u n try, fo r exam ple, the y are
o b lig ed to con du ct an a rc h e o lo g ic a l survey. If any re m a in s are found, a rc h e o lo g is ts have to
be given tim e to stud y it. I th in k th is is m a rv e llo u s . So I th in k old and new can w o rk side by
side and you d o n 't n e c e s s a rily have to choose betw een th e m .
W hat do you th in k w ill happen to y o u r c o u n try 's h is to ric a l site s in th e fu tu re ?
I th in k m any of th e m w ill c o n tin u e to be given fu n d in g because people re a lis e th a t you can
m ake lo ts of m oney by a ttra c tin g v is ito rs to h is to ric a l sites. On the o th e r hand, som e are so
d ila p id a te d th a t the y re q u ire e n o rm o u s a m o u n ts of in v e s tm e n t and I'm not sure they w ill
survive in to th e fu tu re - som e old m a n o r houses, fo r exam ple.
W hat is 'c u ltu re ' fo r you?
C u ltu re can be defined as the w ay of life o f a p a rtic u la r so c ie ty o r s e c tio n of society. It
involves th e ir c u s to m s and tra d itio n s , and so in som e sen ses c u ltu re is w h a t d is tin g u is h e s
us fro m o th e rs , w h a t m ake s us unique. I th in k c u ltu re is also w h a t co n n e cts us to o u r past,
to o u r h e rita g e . We m u s tn 't fo rg e t m o d e rn c u ltu re e ith e r, tho ugh . Youth c u ltu re is often very
v ib ra n t and p o w e rfu l, w ith its new and inventive fo rm s of m usic, dre ss and art.
Do you th in k th a t it is im p o rta n t fo r a society o r c u ltu re to have a sense of c o n tin u ity w ith the
past?
Yes, de finite ly. Change is necessary, but it is also frig h te n in g . For th is reason, people
co n tin u e to rely on th e ir tra d itio n s to give th e m a sense of th e ir ro o ts and to re m in d th e m
of w h e re they've com e fro m . C o m m e m o ra tin g the past is also a w ay of b rin g in g people
to g e th e r, such as d u rin g Independence Day.
H ow w ill y o u r c o u n try 's c u ltu re have changed in fifty yea rs' tim e ?
We are be com ing m ore and m o re m u ltic u ltu ra l, so I'm not sure th a t a ll of o u r tra d itio n s
w ill survive in th e ir c u rre n t fo rm . For exam ple, can we co n tin u e to regard C h ris tm a s as
o u r m a jo r a n n u a l c e le b ra tio n if p e rha ps h a lf of th e c o u n try does not have C h ris tia n ity as
its re lig io n ? It w o u ld be a sha m e to lose o u r tra d itio n s . However, if th a t is indeed th e case,
s o m e th in g new w ill I'm sure have replaced th e m in fifty yea rs' tim e . And m aybe it is b e tte r to
develop new c u s to m s and c e le b ra tio n s th a t m ore a c c u ra te ly re fle c t m o d e rn society.
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