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No matter what age, the dispute between the old and the new has always been a hot topic. Dai Yannian of the Qing Dynasty thought it was unique to bring forth the old and bring forth the new. Although the dispute between the old and the new always wins, there are exceptions. There is a famous case in history, that is, the ancient city wall of Beijing was demolished. In this matter, the dispute between the old and the new has been reversed in different ways. Guo Moruo advocated tearing down the ancient city wall of Beijing, but Lin swore at him, which was realized many years later.

Although the ancient city wall in Beijing has a long history, from the Yuan Dynasty to the Republic of China, in the early 1950s after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the existence of the ancient city wall still caused academic controversy, and all parts of the country took on a new look. I wonder what to do with this ancient city wall. The final result of this incident has forever changed the overall historical features of the ancient capital Beijing, making this ancient city wall that has stood for more than 700 years disappear in the long river of history.

In this case, innovators advocate tearing down the ancient city wall because it hinders traffic, which is the premise of economic development. But the ancient city wall still has extremely important historical value, so people at that time were divided into two factions. In Guo Moruo's view, the city wall was only a defensive measure in ancient times to stop the enemy. Now that New China has been established, the ancient city walls have naturally lost all their values. At the same time, Beijing is the capital of China, so the economic development and the establishment of traffic can't be delayed, and can't be hindered by the ancient city wall.

People who stand with Guo Moruo think that the ancient city wall should be torn down, urban traffic should be developed, roads should be built and completely transformed. At that time, the national conditions were like this, and the country needed development, so this faction also received the support of most people. But there are also people who oppose it, such as writer Lin and her husband Liang Sicheng. They are called the mainstream school. As an architect, Liang Sicheng loves architecture, so he cherishes these buildings very much. During World War II, with this sincere love, he successfully stopped the American bombing of Nara and Kyoto, and the Japanese also respected Liang Sicheng as the benefactor of the ancient capital.

Lin is not only a writer, but also an expert in architecture, so they are in agreement on this issue. The ancient city wall is a symbol of the nation and an inseparable part of the ancient historical capital. Its historical value is equal to the Great Wall of Wan Li, especially there are not many ancient capital sites preserved in China. As an ancient civilization with a history of 5,000 years, the preservation of this ancient city wall is not only due to the consideration of architectural value, but also a sense of national mission.

It is the general trend, and the situation is almost settled. The whole country is extremely anti-feudal and anti-outdated, and the act of protecting historical sites can easily be labeled as residual feudalism. But Lin and Liang Sicheng still didn't give up. They ran up and down, visited many officials and tried their best to leave the ancient city wall.

Liang Sicheng and Chen Zhanxiang jointly put forward the "Liang Chen Scheme" in February 1950. This scheme also represents Liang Sicheng's desire for protection, and it is also an extremely bold act in architecture. However, the two sides are still arguing endlessly, and Lin even suffers from lung disease and lingers on his sickbed all day. But in the end, the ancient city wall was torn down, and they still failed to protect this historic site. Lin said angrily that even if the ancient city wall is repaired in the future, there will be no heavy history.

Since then, the ancient city wall has become two mottled and dilapidated broken walls. Although this debate has finally ended, historical changes will not stop. Many years later, what Lin had said really came true. With the development of tourism, the role of the ancient city wall was discovered, and it really began to decide to rebuild it. Although a new wall was finally built, it was not the same thing, but it was out of place with the whole ancient city of Beijing.

This incident also reminds us. While developing the economy and making contributions to modern civilization, don't forget to protect civilized historical sites. In many cases, demolition is unnecessary. Civilized monuments have historical value and bear our past and origin. It would be really sad if you could only see the restored monuments in film and television works in the future.