Compared with the material shell, the cultural connotation carried by historical sites is the real soul. Can rebuilding the old railway station in Jinan make up for the regret of dismantling the old train? No, you can't. Can the reconstruction of the new railway station completely replace the position of the old railway station in the hearts of Jinan people and the whole country? No, you can't. Can the rebuilt new railway station be exactly the same as the old railway station, bearing the connotation of "the world's excellent traffic architecture at the beginning of the 20th century"? No, you can't. The new railway station refused to have the same historical and cultural value as the old railway station. It is just an ordinary building, a tourist attraction, and people have to copy it to cherish their feelings and sustenance.
The greatest function of history is to give people lessons and let future generations know how to choose. The collapse of the Qin dynasty tells us that governing the country should be people-oriented; The remains of Yuanmingyuan and countless exiled cultural relics tell us that the country must be strong and strong, and as an individual, it must be self-reliant; The regret brought by the demolition of the old railway station in Jinan tells us that we should cherish the existing historical sites, and don't wait until they are lost to know how to cherish them. Today, we hate the Qing dynasty's "closed door" policy, and in the future, we will inevitably get rid of the old and innovate, and choose the good and follow; Today we are ashamed of Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, and we will work hard to revitalize China in the future; Today, we regret the demolition of the old railway station in Jinan. You must think for yourself in the future, and don't talk about historical sites rashly. Facing up to history is not reshaping history. Instead of building a new railway station to "fill" people's regrets, it is better to keep them and make them a monument standing in people's hearts.
Putin once said: "Whoever does not regret the disintegration of the Soviet Union will have no conscience; Whoever wants to return to the Soviet Union in the past will have no brains. " This sentence tells us that although history is precious, not everything in history conforms to the development law of modern society. Remembering history does not mean abandoning the present and "returning" to history. We are saddened by the disappearance of cultural relics, but we should also consider the compatibility between historical food and modern life. It is better to learn from history than to waste money.
"The past can't be blamed, and those who come can still be chased." Face up to history, take history as a mirror, grasp the present and look forward to the future. This is the historical view that we should establish.