Yungang Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes are one of the most important grottoes in China, and its political, economic and aesthetic impact of it is far-reaching to China and the whole world.
Political, Economic and Aesthetic Impact of It
The Chinese government needs to encourage the tourism of Yungang Grottoes. And every year millions of people coming from all over the world to see the Yungang Grottoes. This actually propels the development of this area. On the one hand, it brings benefits to the local economy, and on the other hand, it contributes to the environmental protection to this area. In terms of economic benefits, the coming tourists bring extra income to the local area. Some other industries related to it also arises. This dramatically motivates the increase of local economy. All of these make contributions to the increase of China’s revenue. With the increasing tourists coming from foreign countries, the culture of Yungang Grottoes and China could be understood better by foreign people. This also can help the mutual understanding of the foreigners and Chinese. In order to do that, the relationship between foreign countries and us would be close and harmonious. Yungang Grottoes plays an essential role in the art history of China. It represents the civilization of Northern Wei Dynasty. In order to attract more young people to visit here, the Chinese government invests more money in the preservation and development. Undoubtedly, this action could fasten the development of Shanxi Province and at the same time, it can promote the development of local economy. And also, more and more people are enthusiastic about Chinese culture and art. They would like to learn Chinese language and Chinese art. To some extent, this can promote cultural exchange between China and other countries.
The Positive and Negative of Tourism
When it comes to the tourism to the Yungang Grottoes, it is important to recognize the benefits and disadvantages it brings to the Yungang Grottoes and the local area. As I have mentioned above, the benefits of the tourism to this area is the increase of the income and the transmission of Chinese culture. It can help the development of this area. And in order to appeal more tourists to come to see the Yungang Grottoes, the government would like invest more money in maintaining and restoring of it. Besides that, it can form a kind of national identity for the local people by encouraging the development of tourism. National identity can make people feel that they are unique in a certain kind of field. For example, the Yungang Grottoes is a distinct place in China. It is the representation of the ancient culture of China, as the Rome Colosseum of Rome. It is a symbol of the culture of an area. By analyzing the distinction of this area, we can better understand the culture of this area and the people living there. However, it also brings some problems to this country. For example, the development of the tourism, to some extent, brings damage to the local area. With the come of the tourists, the environment can be destroyed. Some tourists they may dump rubbish whenever they are and wherever they are. This damages the ecological system of Yungang Grottoes. With the development of tourism, more and more people have the chance to go abroad to appreciate the beauty of the foreign countries. But the national problems also worth paying attention onto. Some areas are forbidden people coming from less developed countries. At the same time, some terrorist attacks also make tourism face serious problems.
All in all, what we need to focus on is the benefit that the tourism brings to a certain area and also we have to pay attention to the disadvantage that the tourism could bring.