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  1. May 2018
    1. What impressed us was the speed of progress. When we were in Chicago at the end of June, the city launched its own bike share scheme. New York already has one. The docking stations bring tangible cycle infrastructure to the city streets.

      Although the speed of driving a car is very fast, in a city where there are a very large number of cars, even if the distance is short, it will still be traffic jam. But bicycles are not the same, because of their small size and quick and easy penetration. So on the road that is very congested in the same period, bicycles are obviously more advantageous than cars. In this case, the bicycle can only be quickly used by people in a city. But it is also necessary to take into account that if there are many problems with bicycles, it will be easy for car accidents to happen on the road. All in all, a city change is easy, but it does not mean that it will continue to maintain. This requires people, cars, Cycling, coordination of various modes of transportation. The development of a city does not mean that it can be changed by relying on something alone. In many cases, the balance may also play an important role in a city.

    2. Disused railway lines are being harnessed as leisure trails, and in some cases these were working well for commuters too. Indianapolis had recently completed their “Cultural Trail,” an active transportation loop linking the five central city districts.

      Bicycles on the road to the future may indeed be one of the most important ways to connect the culture of the world. However, nowadays, many people share the idea of sharing bicycles. Most of them only stay interesting and fun. If we say that we can use bicycles every day, this may be very difficult. Of course, in some countries in Asia, the frequency with which people use bicycles on a daily basis will be high because the distance between the city’s small-path routes will also be short, and there will be a space reserved for bicycles. It's like talking about China, Guangzhou's shared bicycles. Because each area is very close, many times, bicycles are much easier and faster than cars. Due to the large number of vehicles in Guangzhou, traffic is often jammed for a short period of time.

    3. Towards the end of my trip, it occurred to me that this explosion in cycling, ought to be put into an historic context, in order to enable the politicians and the public to recognize the scale of the opportunity, the change it might bring to our cities and our lives.

      If the bicycle is to be recorded as a historical context, this is still a long process. I don't think that bicycles will soon replace people's travel tools. After all, the speed is limited. For our daily routine, the most common train speed will be faster and more accurate than the speed of the bicycle. The work of the train is derived from machinery. However, the work of the bicycle is derived from the use of the bicycle itself. Therefore, the consumption of the machinery will last longer and longer than the human consumption.

    4. Recently I took four weeks out of the office to cycle from Chicago to New York and to visit cities along the way.

      From here we can see that New York has begun to build a related urban road for bicycles. It will make people safer, safer and more secure when using bicycles.

    5. I believe so. I believe that cycling might just be the catalyst for a 21st Century urban renaissance.

      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21650020.2014.955210

      Similarly, because the car is expensive and not environmentally friendly, relevant investigators still pay great attention to bicycle trips for public travel, and they have also made a series of measures ranging from male and female genders, ages, etc., to the safety, comfort, or variety of bicycles. Aspect investigation about the use of bicycle and people.

    6. There are now more than 8,000 Boris Bikes and 550+ docking stations in Central London. And the trend’s not anomalous to London: Wikipedia reports that there are 535 cycle-share schemes in 49 countries, employing more than half a million bikes worldwide.

      This promotion has both advantages and disadvantages. It is advantageous to facilitate people's daily life. What is not good is that some people who have no quality take bicycles as their own, or are arbitrarily damaged. When the next person goes to use it, it is not so convenient. At the same time adding maintenance trouble for this operator.

      https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/25/dockless-bike-share-privacy-and-safety-concerns-voiced-ahead-of-sydney-launch

    7. Boris Bike

      Shared bikes are now very popular in the world. It's like saying that bicycles can be seen everywhere on Sydney's streets. If you have downloaded software, you can use the bank account to pay the deposit. This shows that the world is developing, and each country is using this technology to illustrate the mutual exchange of information in each country.

    1. Statement on Cultural Equity.

      From the perspective of the theory of cultural evolution, we believe that industrial civilization evolved from agricultural civilization and progressed. In fact, this doctrine was reviewed in the 1960s. Its mistake lies in treating culture as a single-line development. Cultural diversity: The culture of any locality is self-sufficient and has its own logic of development and survival.Therefore, we feel that it is not appropriate to use the word “progressiveness”. It has the meaning of distinguishing between advanced and backward.

    2. Statement on Cultural Equity.

      The relationship between culture and language is closely related and different from each other. Language is an integral part of culture and it is an aspect of culture, not all of it. Language cannot exist independently of culture. The development of culture can promote and promote the development of language; similarly, the development and enrichment of language is also a prerequisite for the development of the entire culture.

    3. why farmers might feel fearful of the trend toward globalization.

      These two issues are not only issues for China but also for intellectuals in the world. In the world, basically one of my experiences measures the watershed of whether an intellectual is left-wing intellectuals or right-wing intellectuals. Left-wing intellectuals usually adopt anti-globalization and anti-market economy; right-wing intellectuals usually support the free market. , free trade, support for globalization.

    4. purity is a myth

      Under the background of global integration, the cultural exchanges between China and the West are expanding. I believe that regardless of whether they are Chinese characteristics or Western qualities, we must understand how to contrast the commonality and universality of their cultures, correctly guide current cultural exchanges between China and the West, and strengthen Chinese and Western cultures. In recognition of the introduction of other countries’ culture, they must take their essence and go to the dregs to ensure the purity and dominance of their traditional ethnic culture, so as to draw on each other's strengths, achieve comprehensive development, and gradually promote the march of Chinese culture to the world.

    5. globalization

      Cultural globalization has brought a lot of shocks to some mother tongues, causing language insecurity. The mother tongue is not only expressed as a language spoken by a mother to a certain person, but is also a national language that he identifies.

    6. tea cultivation

      Tea culture means the cultural characteristics formed during the tea drinking activities, including tea ceremony, tea ethics, tea spirit, tea associations, tea books, tea sets, tea paintings, tea studies, tea stories, and tea arts. The origin of tea culture is China. Kung Fu tea culture originated in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, China. China is the hometown of tea. The Chinese drink tea. It is said that it began in the Shennong period. It has been said for less than 4,700 years. Until now, Chinese compatriots still have the custom of serving tea to the people. The preparation of tea in various parts of China is varied: There is a single tea bundle from Chaozhou Phoenix, a smoked bean tea from Taihu Lake, a scented tea from Suzhou, a ginger salt tea from Hunan, a bowled tea from Chengdu, a frozen top tea from Taiwan, and a tea from Hangzhou. Longjing tea, Fujian's oolong tea and so on

    7. tea cultivation

      People in over 100 countries and regions around the world love tea tasting. Each country has a different culture of tea, and each has its own merits. Chinese tea culture reflects the long history of civilization and etiquette of the Chinese nation.

    8. the history of positive cultural exchange across Asia.

      The Asian Cultural Association better promotes the exchange of historic cultural relics in the Asian region. We can see more different cultures from more and more different national cultural relics.

    9. Thus the inaugural exhibitions at the Southern Branch showcased blue-and-white porcelain objects featuring Islamic calligraphy—presented as gifts between Chinese and Persian ruling families—and Japanese and Korean ceramics, which underscore techniques shared by Chinese artisans.

      Blue and white porcelain, also known as white blue and white porcelain, often referred to as blue and white, Chinese ceramic firing process treasures. It is one of the mainstream varieties of Chinese porcelain and belongs to the underglaze colored porcelain. Blue and white porcelain uses cobalt oxide containing cobalt ore as raw material to draw patterns on the ceramic body, then cover with a layer of transparent glaze and burn once by high temperature reducing flame. The cobalt material is blue after firing, and has the characteristics of strong coloring, bright color, high firing rate, and stable coloration. The original blue-and-white porcelain was seen in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the mature blue and white porcelain appeared in the Hutian kiln in Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty blue and white became the mainstream of porcelain. Qing Kangxi developed to the top. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it also burned a variety of blue and white flowers, green peacock green glaze, bean green glaze blue and white, blue and white red flowers, blue and white flowers, blue and white glazed varieties.

    10. While a New York or Washington D.C. resident can choose from dozens of free museums and cultural institutions where they can interact with art from across the globe, residents of rural America might be hard-pressed to reach a single one.

      From here it can be seen that even though the U.S. economy is very developed but it has not done a good job in spreading culture. For some small villages, it is more appropriate for the culture to allow more people to understand and learn so as to allow the country to develop more talents.

    11. As Taiwanese society grew more democratic from the 1970s onward, and as Taiwanese identity grew more distinct from Mainland China, the role of Taiwan’s cultural policy also shifted—from elitism toward inclusivity and from cultural chauvinism toward cosmopolitanism.

      I This is a good beginning of reform. Taiwan can change from blind patriotism to acceptance of world culture. This began to allow cultural integration, innovation, and more novel and interesting things. It will also allow more people in Taiwan to learn more about the world culture.