8A: What does Zhou Xinhua complain about in paragraph F? [F]…
8A: What does Zhou Xinhua complain about in paragraph F? [F] This development comes at a price, though. In Yangzhou, the city has torn down almost all of the older canal-side buildings. Farther south in the cities of Zhenjiang, Wuxi, and Hangzhou, the situation is similar. In Hangzhou, for example, almost all of the ancient buildings have been demolished. “Traditionally we talk about 18 main cities on the Grand Canal, and each had something unique and special about it,” explains Zhou Xinhua, the former vice director of the Grand Canal museum in Hangzhou. “But now many of these cities are all the same: a thousand people with one face.” a. Old buildings were hard to maintain, so they were torn down. b. Today, cities along the canal are only interested in attracting tourists. c. Real estate values have increased so much that people can’t live there. d. In the past, each place had its own distinctive architecture and personality, and that is now ruined.
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