Chapter 1220 - Ancient Paintings (1/2)

Chapter 1220: Ancient Paintings

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Li Du smiled and shook his head “This report is for their students It doesn’t have that much influence”

Sophie listened in silence until the ed man went away disappointed She asked in surprise, “Did I hear hiht? He wants to tear this place down?”

Mr and Mrs Martin had been praising the chars, so Li Du did not say much about their unpopularity in his county

Their county was a small place, not popular either as an acades, therefore, were not a source of econoovernment was not keen on demolition They decided to tear down soo in order to expand the urban area, attract investment, and develop the econo it Many other county governs in big cities were torn down as well

The practice sparked protests froeable citizens, who said the buildings were a legacy of their ancestors and should be preserved for scientific research and tourism

Yes, some of them were very valuable indeed

After overn ancient buildings

However, it was not just big cities and developed areas that had become conservative Even the administrations of remote, rural towns became extra careful

In order to avoid public criticis as they did not affect the development and construction of the city, they preserved them

However, since they did not have s could not be turned into profit, and people who lived there did not earn enough money to enable them to move out of their old houses Of course, they would not be happy

In recent years, urban develop better and better The land value in the county town rose with each passing day

However, the old buildings could not be de to tear them down and developers could not afford to do so, so it was preserved They envied other people, who got moved into new houses after their old ones had been torn down

They didn’t care about the historical value of their houses As ordinary people, they just wantedconditions for their children

When Li Du explained this to Sophie and the Martins, Mrs Martin said, “People need to live Their needs often conflict with the global decisions of the government”

Mr Martin asked suddenly, “You said that the s on the bricks were put up at the time of the wall’s construction to prevent theshoddy?”

Li Du knew that Mr Martin would probably spot this, but he did not want to talk about it first

These bricks were burned especially to build the wall, so how did they appear as part of the house’s structure?

This was another thing In fact, many of the local old houses had been bulldozed in the past, and red brick big tiled houses were erected in their place