There are many ancient cities in China, which are very popular. Why do some people say that most of them are no longer "alive"?

Chinese civilization has a long history of 5,000 years, so there are many ancient cultural cities as historical landscapes. In recent years, the ancient town tourism is also very popular, and its popularity is super strong. It looks like a prosperous scene, but many sociologists criticize the ancient city culture as dead. Why? We can learn something from the present situation.

The ten most famous ancient cities in China are Guangfu, Shangqiu, Linhai, Xichang, Gaochang, Pingxiang, Liye, Old Town of Lijiang and Pingyao.

These ancient cities, large and small, have the longest history of four or five thousand years. There are many tourists from all over the world. With the development of tourism, the construction of the ancient city is changing with each passing day. Make this ancient city look brand-new. Various homestays, hotels, resorts, souvenir shops, bars, restaurants and tea shops have improved the tourism infrastructure of the ancient town.

On the surface, the scene of prosperity seems to point out a broad road for the history and new development of the ancient city. But at the same time, we can see that the ancient city is becoming another new city in order to meet the needs of tourism consumers. The ancient city is dying out, replaced by a pseudo-ancient city with all kinds of antique buildings.

Thousands of ancient buildings were demolished to build roads; In order to build a bar, the tranquility of local residents was abandoned, and the quaint ancient city became another prosperous city. How many foreign businessmen and investors poured into the ancient city in order to get a slice of the tourism industry?

For example, Guangfu ancient city, with a history of more than 2,000 years, has become a world summer camp base; Xichang ancient city is already a science and technology city in China; Xingcheng, an ancient city near the Bohai Sea, has become a new tourist attraction.

From this perspective, it is true. The ancient city is dead.