United Kingdom's changed and unchanged _ Xie

In March 2003, in the streets of London. The city of London, probably several hundred-year history of the stone house, thick. United Kingdom in the distance, in the ten-hour plane trip to reach the place, on the other side of the Earth, in the European history ", in Shakespeare, William Somerset Maugham, Russell, Golding, who's book, Xu, Lao, Xiao Qian and others in the works ... In a bit of memory. I'm from United Kingdom Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Kingdom Embassy invites to visit — that once Empire to China's far-reaching influence, I always have a strong curiosity. Every time I think of early twentieth century, study or live in London, and later became a Chinese culture masters of that class, and I'll arrive on the national television serials. These cultural memory are branded in China's history. You can however be decades, China today, a new generation has very few people and then think of United Kingdom, she looks more like a forgotten corner of the world, almost all eyes are focused on the United States. However, when I was in London, a United Kingdom financial experts say that London is the most dynamic and vibrant city, while the United States to give people an impression of the old. I'd like to hear his detailed explanation: Why will come and we totally judgement? but he did not, perhaps, in him, this is a common sense that one does not need to explain much of the fact — my first experience of the United Kingdom. Even accompanied by translation, the Chinese Qingdao high surname, also seems to be doing in the United Kingdom this confidence. We are in the city of London walking back and forth for several days, on the street almost do not see a tree, a leaf, or a flower bed, strangely laments to: London's Green is too general. Unexpectedly, Ms. immediately grab white high: London's Green very good. Same without explanation. Although the following days, I have to go to Cambridge University to train a large green space and see, but I wonder, after all, do not have the courage and confidence at the city of the stone house said: London's Green is very good. I like the stone house. Really like it. Behind every house, you seem to be able to find a long history. I particularly like the slightly seem Dim exterior colors, a look that is old, not eye-catching, but calm and steady. Unlike China, everywhere new brightly walls, or simply the whole outside wall with glass and let it glittering in the Sun. London is one of the very few new House, she gave the impression not rapidly, and is immutable. Really, walking in the streets of London, you will feel that this is a city of a hundred years has not changed, the time just to move in abnormally slow, this city's character like everywhere in stone. I even think that if the resurrection-Mo's today, he will most likely be based on the old impression through the familiar streets in London find themselves in that year of stay or residence. But in China, all you have to leave the city for five years, I'm afraid it won't have a familiar way for you to remember. London every place seems to involve several hundred years leaves a mark. In my opinion, this is a basic experience, one maintaining the status quo of the city. This is it with the Chinese biggest difference between. China's "cultural revolution" movement, in fact, is our life's basic experience of destruction. Just imagine, a company "the Analects of Confucius" can stop people, who would go to the maintenance of the basic experience? guiding principles are "restoration", change "daring to call the Sun and get a new day". Until now the reformation and change or Chinese people living in the topic, not new, changing fast enough. But always feel or lack of them. In fact, a few of those experiences, less "Wu Road, a habit", maintaining the status quo of value. China's younger generation will generally ignored the Tang and song, not surprisingly, you see, our lives around where there is Yin song poetry of mood and atmosphere? but in London, I see everywhere and Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, David · lodge these writers living in common, such as a fixed city. However, the United Kingdom, now seems to be on this "fixed", the lack of change also lost confidence. According to the British Consulate friends told me that they want to launch the "United Kingdom" activities, that is to the Chinese people know that the United Kingdom not only Shakespeare, St. Paul's Cathedral and a gentleman, they also have many new things, financial services, University education, Concord aircraft, it has died of cloned Dolly the sheep, and so on, these are the world's most advanced things. Yes, advanced things. Can I remember remains Shakespeare, Cambridge, Oxford, remember those who have memories of things. This perhaps is the power of culture. -Can now who would superstition culture. In an era of economic globalization, the financial and securities is the world's leading role. This time I go to London, London's financial services sector is the world's best: annual 28000 billion shares in 1998 more than Japan the world first; light London Stock Exchange's market value is 25 times more ... Such a great achievement, but few people really know – over the years, the Chinese have long been accustomed to the United States looking first in the world, especially in economic terms. No wonder the United Kingdom were also worried that they desire to have more people to understand the United Kingdom's financial results, but these years seems to be not significant, this reminds me of the Chinese say: "cultural travel desk, economic Opera. "— The United Kingdom did not seem to realize that not a single culture, the economy is singing not theater. It seems that London is not willing to do a fixed city, they also want to become a new, they are like other people eager for change. In this age of globalization, the basic experience after all to lose, variable will always prevail over unchanged, even the United Kingdom is no exception to this is the world's fortunately or unfortunately?