Governments should spend money on the repairs and maintenance of old buildings Governments should spend money on the repairs and maintenance of old buildings. To what extent do you agree or disagree? -------------------------------------------------- I agree with that governments should spend money to repair and maintain valuable historical buildings. Some argue that we should protect all the old buildings, but I doubt that we need to judge whether or not it value to protect. If some buildings are ordinary and dangerous, even blocking road or some new community, we should insist to move away these kinds of buildings. It needs to develop our cities and expend our road system. We can’t stop cities development. However, if old buildings value to keep it, we should try our best to preserve them. Firstly, some buildings have represented some memorable historical events, like Forbidden City, the Great Wall. Secondly, some renowned people had lived some particular buildings, like Confucius’s home, Chairman Mao’s home. It’s meaningful to our offspring and it’s a good place to educate our young generation. Finally, if some buildings have unique design styles, it represents kinds of special architecture. It’s without saying that it should be protected and maintained, like Summer Palace and many special temples located in some rural area. Since we distinguish valuable buildings, therefore, we should find way to keep them. The Government should spend money to repair significant historical buildings. On the one hand it can get money from admission fee. On the other hand we encourage individual and corporate to join these activities. Some meaningful buildings can be rent to them, so they can develop some services, like opening restaurant or tea house, selling some souvenirs. In conclusion, I believe that valuable historical buildings mean a lot to us and our offspring, so we should find all kinds of measures to repair and maintain them.