What do you think of Starbucks coffee shop in the Forbidden City?

My opinion: No, Starbucks will withdraw from the Forbidden City.

Reason: The Forbidden City is the carrier of China's traditional culture and architectural art! The Imperial Palace was the political power center of China people in the past, and it was also the spiritual pillar of the people at that time. The Forbidden City is the holy land of China culture, and its environment should be harmonious. Opening Starbucks in the Forbidden City is like adding a suit to a Confucian scholar wearing a robe and jacket, which looks a bit nondescript! If the Forbidden City really needs coffee shops, please invite the influential cafes in China! In fact, Chinese and foreign friends who come to visit the Forbidden City are not here for coffee, not for leisure! To experience the art and culture of China. Why don't we invite our tea culture to the Forbidden City? We can also invite our national quintessence-Peking Opera to the Forbidden City. Because only in this way can we truly appreciate the culture of China and the charm of China! Starbucks can ask it to move to the downtown area, where it will really get what it needs-money.

Objectively speaking, Starbucks represents American food culture, while the Forbidden City is the most authoritative symbol of traditional culture, which is synonymous with China and the most China symbol in the contemporary era. When the two are linked together, in addition to economic benefits, it is indeed necessary to consider whether cultures can be integrated. Of course, for businesses, profit is the biggest pursuit goal, and it is precisely because the Forbidden City receives hundreds of millions of foreign tourists every day that Starbucks has a certain market foundation within the Forbidden City before it can operate. However, after all, the Forbidden City is not a business place, and it cannot rely entirely on market demand to formulate its business development path. The more important significance of the Forbidden City is that it is an important carrier of Chinese traditional national culture and a cultural heritage that cannot be reproduced. In this way, putting Starbucks in the Forbidden City is completely putting the cart before the horse.

just discuss it around your own point of view.