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Renovation work restarts in Yuanmingyuan despite disagreements

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Although experts have not reached agreement on the renovation¹ scheme, the repair work kicked off again in Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace.

Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 6 – Although experts have not reached agreement on the renovation scheme, the repair work kicked off again in Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace. Recently, Beijing municipal government said they would restore the Changchunyuan Gate next year, the Beijing Times reported.

Seven years ago, Beijing municipal government decided² that they would renovate³ 10% of the old buildings in Yuanmingyuan. The renovation project would cost 90 million yuan in total and the project would be completed before the 2008 Olympic Games. However, the project has not started until now. The major reason for the delay is that experts held different views towards the renovation work.

On October 18, this year, an international forum⁴ was held in Yuanmingyuan to commemorate⁵ the 300th anniversary of the imperial garden of Yuanmingyuan. Wang Zhili, the event organizer, who was also deputy director of the Yuanmingyuan Institute, originally planned that he would only be present at the opening ceremony. However, on October 20, when the forum was about to end, Wang appeared at the forum again.

He wanted to stress his point: the 10% repairing part should not include the walls.

The day before he made this statement, the Beijing Daily reported a piece of news saying that the Beijing Cultural Heritage Bureau had decided that most of the parts that “are be repaired will be walls and gates.” The report said related government would repair the Changchunyuan Gate next year.

For a long time, Wang has actively⁶ supported the renovation work in Yuanmingyuan.

The reason he cares so much about the walls and gates is that the Beijing municipal government has decided that only 10% of the relics⁸ in Yuanmingyuan would be renovated⁹. If all those walls and gates are included in the renovation, it will mean that many other relic⁷ sites in Yuanmingyuan will have little chance of being repaired.

In 2000, Wang and other archeologists felt excited about the decision the government made in that year. At that time, the government accepted all the proposals made by Wang and his fellow scientists. It agreed that it would restore all the scenic¹⁰ spots, the plants arrangement and some relic sites in Yuanmingyuan.

However, it is quite clear now that such plan can not be realized according to schedule. So far, only 30% of the scenic spots in Yuanmingyuan have been repaired and no renovation work have been started on the ancient buildings. In addition, the plants arrangement has not been restored to its original feature, either.

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1 renovation
n.革新，整修
参考例句：
The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。 The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。

2 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 renovate
vt.更新，革新，刷新
参考例句：
The couple spent thousands renovating the house.这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。 They are going to renovate the old furniture.他们准备将旧家具整修一番。

4 forum
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。 The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

5 commemorate
vt.纪念，庆祝
参考例句：
This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。 We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

6 actively
adv.积极地，勤奋地
参考例句：
During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。 We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

7 relic
n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物
参考例句：
This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。 He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

8 relics
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。 Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

9 renovated
翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。 The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。

10 scenic
adj.自然景色的，景色优美的
参考例句：
The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。 The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

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