有人说，忘记过去等于背叛，可是现在，我们的传统文化还有其生存发展的空间吗?当传统文化逐渐被现代化气息湮没时，当中国的传统节日被外国申遗时，当民间艺术只能在百科全书或展览馆中找到时，当越来越多的年轻人不知七夕是什么时，我们不应该反思该用什么来证明我泱泱华夏近五千年的辉煌文明吗?我们不应该反思我们忘记了什么吗?难道不应该反思我们亲手将什么埋葬了吗?
“一口道尽千年事，双手对舞百万兵”，这是皮影行当中流传的一句话。皮影源于战国兴于汉代，可在电视电脑普及的当代，又有谁看到制作皮影时的困难，又有谁得知艺人背后的辛酸，人们对皮影的认识，恐怕也仅限于是一种双手挥物的小玩意儿了。
为能吸引游客，人为制造景点已成了当下中国各地的通病。于是，一个个浓眉大眼的兵马俑层出不穷，历史名人的故居被改成了咖啡馆，梁祝故里被争来争去，就连饱受骂名的西门庆也被人争着开发所谓的“西门故里”。不难发现，为了迎合大众，国人迫不及待地扔掉历史，似乎觉得传统文化必须给现代化让路。但是，巴黎圣母院依旧矗立在塞纳河畔，它用那古朴典雅的建筑风格和庄严肃穆的耶稣像，向世人展示着辉煌的法国建筑艺术。
一把优质的弓需要一年或更久的时间才能制成，而普通或劣质的弓在短短几个月内便可以制成成千上万把。于是，为了提高效率，人们忘记了精益求精的祖训;为了获得利润，人们忘记了诚信待人。在当下，又有多少人愿意追求极致的完美，又有多少人坚守诚信，又有多少人还记得先辈留下的祖训?回头看法国，一个小小的广场用三四年时间建造完成，为了铺设管道，挖出来的泥土也被一丝不苟地分类。
“猛听得旌鼓响画角声震，唤起我破天门壮志凌云。”京剧的磅礴大气，潇洒自如，实在令人回味无穷。可现在，京剧，这一凝聚了中国传统戏曲精华的国粹，正逐渐被人遗忘。流行音乐下，人们的耳中早已不是“荼靡外烟丝醉软”，也不是“春秋亭外风雨暴、何处悲声破寂寥”。我们的国粹该何去何从?
齐美尔说过：“站在废墟和遗址上，人们可以意识到无论人类的文化和精神强大到什么程度，时间和自然的力量终究是不可抗拒的。与永恒的空间和时间相比，人类不过是沧海一粟，渺小至极。”对于废墟遗产如此，对于传统文化亦是如此。
对于传统文化，我们要记得谪仙的杯中酒，记得周敦颐的池中莲，记得李煜的水中忧，记得曹雪芹的梦中泪，将传统文化传承下去。沧海桑田浮生梦，烟波浩渺五千年。我们不该忘记厚重的中华传统文化，那是我们民族的根。
英文版：
Some people say that forgetting the past is betrayal, but now, does our traditional culture still have room for its survival and development? When traditional culture is gradually annihilated by the breath of modernization, when Chinese traditional festivals are applied for World Heritage by foreign countries, when folk art can only be found in encyclopedia or exhibition hall, when more and more young people do not know what Tanabata is, we should not reflect on its use What can prove my splendid civilization of nearly 5000 years? Shouldn't we reflect on what we have forgotten? Shouldn't we reflect on what we buried ourselves?
It is a popular saying in the shadow puppet industry that "one mouthful of things is done for thousands of years, and millions of soldiers are dancing with both hands.". Shadow puppet originated in the Warring States period and flourished in the Han Dynasty. However, in today's era when television and computers are popular, who has seen the difficulties in making shadow puppets and who knows the bitterness behind artists? I'm afraid people's understanding of shadow puppets is limited to a kind of gadget with both hands.
In order to attract tourists, man-made scenic spots have become a common problem all over China. As a result, the terracotta warriors and horses with thick eyebrows and big eyes emerge one after another. The former residences of historical celebrities have been changed into cafes. The hometown of Liang Zhu has been contested. Even Ximen Qing, who has been criticized for its reputation, has been competing to develop the so-called "hometown of Ximen". It is not difficult to find that in order to cater to the public, Chinese people can't wait to throw away history. It seems that traditional culture must give way to modernization. However, Notre Dame de Paris still stands on the Seine River. With its simple and elegant architectural style and solemn statue of Jesus, it shows the world the splendid French architectural art.
It takes a year or more for a good bow to be made, while thousands of ordinary or inferior bows can be made in just a few months. Therefore, in order to improve efficiency, people forget the ancestral motto of excellence; in order to obtain profits, people forget to treat others with integrity. At present, how many people are willing to pursue the ultimate perfection, how many people stick to the integrity, and how many people still remember the ancestral precepts left by their ancestors? Looking back at France, a small square was built in three or four years, and the soil excavated in order to lay pipelines was meticulously classified.
"The sound of drums and drums, the sound of painting horns, aroused me to break the gate of heaven." Beijing opera's majestic atmosphere, natural and unrestrained, is really memorable. Now, Peking Opera, the quintessence of China's traditional opera, is gradually forgotten. Under pop music, people's ears are no longer "intoxicated with tobacco" or "the storm outside the spring and Autumn Pavilion, where the sad voice breaks the loneliness". Where should our national quintessence go?
Zimmer said: "standing on the ruins and ruins, people can realize that no matter how strong human culture and spirit are, the power of time and nature is irresistible. Compared with the eternal space and time, human beings are just a drop in the ocean, so tiny. " This is true for the ruins and heritage, as well as for traditional culture.
For the traditional culture, we should remember the wine in the cup of banished immortals, Zhou Dunyi's lotus in the pool, Li Yu's worries in the water, and Cao Xueqin's tears in his dream, so as to inherit the traditional culture. The dream of Floating Life in the vicissitudes of life has been vast for 5000 years. We should not forget the heavy traditional Chinese culture, which is the root of our nation.
