Ethnic Dai scenic spot on the blink of extinction

时间：2006-12-04 00:57:17

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(Photo: Yunnan Daily)
 
Chinanews, Kunming, Dec. 2 – According to Chuncheng Evening News, people in the scenics spot in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province are the pride of their place. But now, they are worried about their future. Several Western-style villas2 pose a great threat to the survival of the scenic1 spots. Local environmentalists fear that these 4A-Class scenic spots will be ruined in the near future.

 

Currently there are only five ethnic3 Dai villages still remaining intact in the region. When a U.S. anthropologist4 visited Manchunman Village in June 2001, she claimed that it was exactly what she wanted to see. But she also feared that those bamboo resting on stilts5 would be replaced by villas, just like what Jinghong County did several years ago. However, he fear was not ungrounded.

 

In last October, 21 renowned6 painters attended an activity named "famous artists' impressions of Yunnan" and they were all interested in local bamboo houses. They said that such dwelling7 houses embody8 is the spirit of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous9 Prefecture. Without these buildings and rain forests, it will surely lose its characteristics.

 

Two villagers started building Western-style villas in March 2002. From then on, seven villas have been sprung up in the village.

 

Some villagers oppose the building of villas, "no one will come to our village if villas are seen everywhere here," they said.

 

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1 scenic aDbyP     
adj.自然景色的，景色优美的
参考例句：
  • The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
  • The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。
2 villas 00c79f9e4b7b15e308dee09215cc0427     
别墅，公馆( villa的名词复数 )； （城郊）住宅
参考例句：
  • Magnificent villas are found throughout Italy. 在意大利到处可看到豪华的别墅。
  • Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build sea-side villas. 有钱人从富有的罗马来到这儿建造海滨别墅。
3 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
4 anthropologist YzgzPk     
n.人类学家，人类学者
参考例句：
  • The lecturer is an anthropologist.这位讲师是人类学家。
  • The anthropologist unearthed the skull of an ancient human at the site.人类学家在这个遗址挖掘出那块古人类的颅骨。
5 stilts 1d1f7db881198e2996ecb9fc81dc39e5     
n.（支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱( stilt的名词复数 )；高跷
参考例句：
  • a circus performer on stilts 马戏团里踩高跷的演员
  • The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts. 这里的竹楼都是架空的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
7 dwelling auzzQk     
n.住宅，住所，寓所
参考例句：
  • Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
  • He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。
8 embody 4pUxx     
vt.具体表达，使具体化；包含，收录
参考例句：
  • The latest locomotives embody many new features. 这些最新的机车具有许多新的特色。
  • Hemingway's characters plainly embody his own values and view of life.海明威笔下的角色明确反映出他自己的价值观与人生观。
9 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

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