The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen looked down, took a sip of water, and continued:

“Let’s talk about ‘aesthetic education’ first.

"I haven't looked it up in the dictionary and don't know what the written explanation of this word is. What I said today is just my own feeling. The aesthetic education I understand refers to a person's self-cultivation and the improvement of one's own aesthetic ability. It is not an 'education of beauty'. Beauty cannot be taught. It is a very personal feeling and a subjective standard, not objective.

"For example, when Europeans and Americans look at us Asians, they think that beautiful women are all apple-faced and have high cheekbones. But in our eyes, we definitely don't think this is the standard of beauty. If anyone looks like what they think, , I probably have to worry every day.

"Rodin has a famous saying: 'There is no lack of beauty in the world, but there is a lack of eyes to discover beauty.' It sounds like he is saying that beauty exists objectively, but in fact it is not. What he emphasized is the eyes. Eyes that discover beauty. Without eyes, beauty is meaningless. Beauty is discovered and created by our eyes.

"How can we give you a pair of eyes that can discover and create beauty? That is aesthetic education, which is what I call self-improvement. In this regard, we have greatly regressed or even weakened, especially for everyone here. As far as aesthetic education is concerned , you have failed greatly. When I arrived at your place, I came all the way from the airport and looked out the car window, and I knew that you had failed.

"Don't be dissatisfied. Many of you here have been to Suzhou, Hangzhou, maybe Tongli, Zhouzhuang, or even the Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai. Everyone thinks the gardens in Jiangnan are beautiful. But have you ever thought about it, all these gardens, whether it is the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Liuyuan Garden, or the Canglang Pavilion, were all the residences of ministers in the past.

"It's the houses that these ministers built themselves. If you think the gardens are very elegant, it's because the officials at that time were good and they built such elegant buildings. Compared with them, you have degenerated. I said You are failing..."

Some people were unconvinced and shouted, "Even if we want to build, we don't have the land or money."

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Is that so? All it takes is land and money? Then let me ask you, who is planning this city? Who is building it? Who is controlling the city's finances? We are all here Right? You have so much money and such a big place, how are you planning and building this city?

"Why do I say that when I arrived at your place, I came all the way from the airport and looked out of the car window, and I knew that you failed. The reason is very simple. I saw the streets and houses, including your city. What did I see in the government building? Just two words: 'vulgar'.

"All of this was not done by the people here or your collective behavior. Could it be that it was done by the people outside this courtyard and walking on the street? You can't throw this blame away, can you?"

There was silence below. Wenwen and Tan Shuzhen, who were sitting in the audience, were secretly worried. Tan Shuzhen cursed in her heart, this bastard is nothing but a stepping stone. He is just a landmine. These words have offended many people here.

Tan Shuzhen and Wenwen looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Zhang Chen also smiled and said: "I know what I said is very offensive to people, but what I said is the truth. If what you want to hear is not the truth, but praise for you, then you don't need to invite me. Just invite the children from the kindergarten. Their voices are better than mine, and they sing and dance when they praise you. I can't do this."

Someone in the audience laughed softly. With this smile, the entire tense atmosphere relaxed, making Tan Shuzhen and Wenwen breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang Chen said: "From the municipal construction of a city, we can see the lack of overall aesthetic education of a city's civil servants. This is an irrefutable truth. Only people who are vulgar and have no aesthetic ability will think that uniformity is beautiful, and those here , I think there are many such people.

"When there are more people like this, there will be strange things like requiring all the storefronts on both sides of the street to be the same. They are all the same, so why do they need the store name and store sign? When you get the business license, you are the number one. Store, you are store No. 2, you are store No. 3... How simple and hassle-free it would be to keep lining up like this?

"On the door of each store, you only need to make a few Arabic numerals of the same size, and you can even use the same material to make them. How neat and uniform is this?

"But will there be a 'hundred-year-old store' if it is uniform? Go and see Tong Ren Tang, Hu Qing Yu Tang, and Rong Bao Zhai. Which store will have the same door and signboard? When did these stores exist? , during the Qing Dynasty, all the officials of the Qing Dynasty who wore pigtails knew that uniformity was not beautiful, don’t you know? Aren’t you ashamed compared with them?

"It can be said that compared to them, you are much more vulgar. Although there are no braids on the back of your neck, from an aesthetic point of view, your braids are much longer than theirs.

"When there are more evil people and officials, there will be weird things like cutting bell-bottoms and long hair with scissors. Everyone here has experienced this, don't you think it's ridiculous? If you think it's ridiculous to cut bell-bottoms and long hair. Long hair is ridiculous, so what’s the difference between requiring all shop fronts to be uniform? Isn’t it also ridiculous?

"Why are there such ridiculous people and ridiculous things? What I said is that aesthetic education is not enough. Although everyone here has a high degree of education, in every unit, even those who send and receive newspapers and documents in the office must have at least a bachelor's degree, a doctorate, and a master's degree. There are piles down there, but it's no use, you're still failing, I mean in aesthetic education.

"I think some people may be dissatisfied and say, so what, why don't we just continue to work well? It's a joke. Don't flatter yourself. At this level, how can you manage the construction of a city well?" good.

"It is impossible for a group of people who have failed in aesthetic education to manage a city well. Don't be unconvinced. I will then talk about urban aesthetics. What is urban aesthetics? It's not just building more parks and making the streets wider, it is beautiful. Beauty is the same on the outside and inside. Beauty has inner temperament. It is not beauty if it is only on the outside. It is just a smear of makeup.

"Now, most of what we are doing is painting, rather than talking about urban aesthetics. Everyone has heard that it rains heavily in the city, and here and there are floods, but have you ever heard of the Forbidden City being flooded? Including? In your city, I can guarantee that the streets have been flooded. If not, please tell me."

Zhang Chen stopped here and looked down. There was no sound.

Zhang Chen continued: "I haven't checked the information. Why do I dare to say such things? It's very simple. It's because this city is managed by a group of people who have failed in aesthetic education. They don't know what urban aesthetics is, and they don't know what a beautiful city is. , the appearance is the same as the inside.

"What I can also be sure of is that, just like when your streets are flooded, the ancient buildings in your city are guaranteed to be safe and sound. If something happens, it is not the fault of the ancients. It must be your later demolition and disorderly construction. Its original drainage facilities were destroyed and the drainage outlets were blocked. Those officials in ancient times were much smarter than you, and they would not do such stupid things as you.

"Go to Ganzhou, Jiangxi, and the old houses in Taining, Fujian, and see how the ancients made urban drainage facilities and how they made drainage facilities at home.

"I grew up in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. When talking about the small town in the south of the Yangtze River, everyone will think of the stone road. But let me tell you, the small town in the south of the Yangtze River has more than just the stone road. There are also drainage ditches under the stone road.

"There are not only drainage ditches, but also artificial lakes, which are water storage lakes. We rely on them to prevent floods and droughts. One is not enough, so three are dug. The drainage facilities of the entire town are connected to each other through open ditches and culverts. Yes, all waterways are connected, so that we can ensure that there is no flooding.

"There must be people from the urban construction department here. Throw away all the things on your desks, throw away your college textbooks, go to Zhuge Bagua Village and understand how the ancients did it. You will know what to do when you come back. How to do it.

"I'm talking about you here, but I'm not talking about you. What I said is applicable to every city in the country. Everyone is working hard to demolish and sell their land. When demolition comes, they will throw the work to When you join the land acquisition and storage center and the contractor, you never care about what you demolish. You don’t know that what you demolish is a living teaching material left to you by your ancestors.

"Then we created a bunch of cities that are exactly the same in the east, west, south, north, and middle. Apart from the height of the buildings and the width of the roads, are there any differences between our cities?

"To tear it apart, in addition to tearing down the GDP, it also makes yourself a joke. Let me give you an example of Hangzhou where I am. Many people may know that there used to be a city station train in Hangzhou. Station, this city station and train station have appeared in articles written by many celebrities.

"In front of the Chengzhan Railway Station, there is also Qingtai Street, which was my favorite street in the past. Both sides are buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China. It can be said that the Chengzhan Railway Station and Qingtai Street were renovated with the efforts of the whole country. Yes, why, because Chiang Kai-shek is from Zhejiang, and every year he leaves the Chengzhan Railway Station and passes through Qingtai Street.

"But it's just such a city station and Qingtai Street. It's ridiculous to demolish them all, right? What's even more ridiculous is to demolish the most unique and beautiful Qingtai Street. Now Hangzhou is going to start renovating the Southern Song Dynasty Imperial Street. Can't you save your energy and demolish it less? Why bother building it today?

"If the Chengzhan Railway Station had remained and Qingtai Street had remained, today, if the Chengzhan Railway Station had been converted into an intercity railway station, Chinese and foreign guests coming from Shanghai or other cities would have seen the When you arrive at Qingtai Street, what a scene it will be like and what a beautiful cultural landscape it will be.

"Don't they all like to talk about building a certain city's business card? In addition to the West Lake, this could also be a good business card for Hangzhou. But now, this card is gone. With such a beautiful cultural landscape, you also Don’t expect to see it anymore, just because of your stupid peers, thanks to them..."

Zhang Chen said while looking under the stands. He saw Tan Shuzhen staring at him, her eyes already burning. Zhang Chen himself also saw that someone was recording the video. This video will definitely appear on the Internet. What he said , not only offended the people here, but also offended the person far away in Hangzhou. That person was the guy Li Yong said was not easy to cooperate with.

It was he who demolished Chengcheng Station and Qingtai Street. Although he was a celebrity, he was still under his roof after all.

Zhang Chen understood what Tan Shuzhen meant by glaring at him.

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