CRI听力：China Shouldn't Be Testing Ground of Weird Architectural Designs

Architectural plans for a new Central Business District in southwest China's Guizhou Province have triggered concerns among the public.

The plans were designed by a foreign architectural firm, depicting deformed and titled buildings.
The Beijing Youth Daily published a commentary, saying although western style architecture is popular in China, the country shouldn't become a foreign architects' testing ground for weird designs.

The author says Guizhou Province is famous for its natural beauty. If these odd buildings are completed there, it could be out of step with Guizhou's overall image.(www.hxen.net)

The author adds that even in such big cities as Beijing and Shanghai, where modern architecture is quite popular, it's hard for these buildings to get the public's acceptance.

On the one hand, people may worry about the safety of the odd shaped buildings.

On the other hand, much more money may be needed to construct post-modern buildings and that could be considered a waste of money.

The author concludes by saying that it's impossible to get rid of the impact of western-styled architecture.

But the essence of Chinese architecture featuring integration into the natural environment should not be neglected either.