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2. How is visiting a historical place different from reading about it?
Well, obviously when your teacher describes a place with words, or when you read about it, you
need to imagine what the place could look like. But when you get there, you can see it with your
own eyes, and everything becomes clearer. In addition, I think it is easier to forget about
something you read, but what you see and experience will usually remain memorable. On top of
this, once you have seen the place for real, it is easier to picture what life in the past used to be like.
For example, my teacher had told me about the Earth Castles in Fujian. You know, they are
massive round earth houses built by the Hakka people. 200 people can live together inside one
house. I used to try to imagine them, but as soon as I got there, everything became clearer.
Actually it's a lot more impressive than I could ever describe to you.
3. Why is there often public interest in historical films and books?
I think that people really feel interested in the past and whatever happened a long time ago. Maybe
because of globalization, people understand that it is extremely important to get back to our roots
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origins) because they define who we are. Historical books or movies could be a good chance
to learn something while enjoying ourselves too.
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