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‘Irresponsible’ tourist blamed for torched Chinese temple due to improper use of ceremonial candles
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Cyberpunkd
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It was a 2009 fake (rebuilt with modern materials). For those that do not know - the Chinese will outright rebuild or restore their sites with modern materials because people's expectation is to see pretty buildings, not a bunch of rubble. I went to the Forbidden City 20 years ago, the buildings were built from concrete. The guide couldn't process why we from Europe would have been interested in looking at the original buildings.
Heimdall_Xtreme
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Being China... They have very strict technology and regulations... I wonder what nationality that damn tourist is.
Rentahamster
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well, you have the CCP to thank for that. during the Cultural Revolution, Mao and the top brass in CCP decided that everything old needs to go. they fan the flames in the young people and the Red Guards to "rebel". the end result was that many ancient buildings were destroyed. antiques and artwork were smashed to pieces or had went up in flames. everything in the name of their so call "progress".
DeepEnigma
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They've been using the same playbook in every country they convert or try to convert, for centuries, and people continue to fall for it over and over and over and over.
Us human really are a stupid species in retrospect.
calistan
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A similar thing happened in England during the reformation, during the time of Henry VIII. Churches were adorned with religious art and statues, but the new protestant regime said it was idolatry, so people happily destroyed it all. One in the eye for the Pope, and all driven by Henry's desire to divorce his wife.
The grand old cathedrals survived, but it's common to see sculptures with the faces smashed in. At least we haven't (yet) replaced them with concrete.
BigDeadFreak
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His wife must really have been a pain in the arse.A similar thing happened in England during the reformation, during the time of Henry VIII. Churches were adorned with religious art and statues, but the new protestant regime said it was idolatry, so people happily destroyed it all. One in the eye for the Pope, and all driven by Henry's desire to divorce his wife.
The grand old cathedrals survived, but it's common to see sculptures with the faces smashed in. At least we haven't (yet) replaced them with concrete.
calistan
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Yeah, apparently it took him a while to find one he could put up with.
DeepEnigma
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They're a very disposable society. They'll just build a new one.
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No, it's not historic. Anyone who actually watched the video in the OP before posting would know that, lol.
Avid Reading Horse
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2009 all ya alls was on Xbox 360, which is a historic console, ergo sum cum laude this building was historical.
navii
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She was no Natalie Portman.
That's interesting, I think it depends on what's the purpose of each site. If you want to have a tourist attraction that nevertheless reflects the original building in its glory days (to a degree), then regular reconstruction is fine.
On the other hand, if you have a historical site that is still under active archeological work and continues to be used for research purposes, then it wouldn't make much sense to create a replica at that same location.
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