---------some thoughts on the way home
We made our way home the next day.
Yes, I
was really touched by the beauty of Shangri-La. I was a little disappointed on
the train back home, not only for we were leaving, but also for a serious
question: could this kind of beauty be sustainable? I’m a little worried that
this holy land would disappear or would be very different from now when I revisit
it in the future. It does have changed a lot from the Shangri-La in James Hilton’s
fiction lost horizon in 1933. And it turns out
that this sort of changes is getting drastic in recent days. With thousands of
travellers coming and leaving every day, she was not untouchable as before, and
the environment became worse.
As the amount of travellers soaring, greenhouse
effect is correspondingly enhanced. Accumulated snow on the sacred mountains was
lessening. We could never, if time-machine would not exist, have the chance to
know what Shangri-La was like in 1933.
I just want to
mention that, once an interesting spot was discovered, people always have gone
too far on tourism exploitation. And overexploitation inevitablely
ruins nature. And many years later people will find that the so-called heavenly
place is not as good as it was. So who did it, who should be to blame, and who
needs to take the consequences. Those were what I thought mostly during my
travel, but, fortunately, Shangri-La still remains a lot of original
conditions. For instance, so far the holy Kawagebo Peak (6,740 m) hasn’t been touched
by human beings. The local governments are also taking some necessary measures
to protect the environment. (however, I don’t really have faith in them because
they care more about tourism exploitation and money, I think ) And for me, it
was fantastic to sink into the warmth of home again. And…… make a preparation
for my coming college life!
THE END
ANDREW
2012/4/18
