Due to tourism, several historical buildings and locations have been damaged. This essay will discuss ways to prevent further destruction of historical constructions and sites.
One of the ways to curb increasing destruction of vintage buildings and locations is to make them tourist centres. A major mistake of residents of a place is the feeling that erecting new edifices and creating artificial locations are ways to attract tourist. In my opinion, existing structures and places can also serve as sources of attraction for tourist. For example, the Idanre hill which most foreigners visit when they arrive Nigeria was created by nature; if the natives of Idanre had destroyed this monument, they may never have known the benefits of it.
Another way to reduce the destruction of the pride of our ancestors is to encourage our citizens to appreciate their natural environment. This includes mountains, rocks and even the famous evil forest. If the people are taught to appreciate the environment they live in and the topographic features of the land, they will never think of destroying them. Rather, they would invite their foreign friends to admire them. For example, I was brought up to appreciate the value of the coral bead. My mother also told me that they were won only by the royal family in the past. Hence, it was not a surprise that I wore these beads proudly during a cultural show while I was studying in the United Kingdom.
To conclude, the best ways to protect the heritage of our ancestor and historical places, is to educate people on the values of these places. In addition, efforts should be made to clean up these areas and monuments to attract visitors.
Due to tourism, several historical buildings and locations have
been damaged
. This essay will discuss
ways
to
prevent
further
destruction of historical constructions and sites.
One of the
ways
to curb increasing destruction of vintage buildings and locations is to
make
them tourist
centres
. A major mistake of residents of a
place
is the feeling that erecting new edifices and creating artificial locations are
ways
to attract tourist. In my opinion, existing structures and
places
can
also
serve as sources of attraction for tourist.
For example
, the
Idanre
hill which most foreigners visit when they
arrive
Nigeria
was created
by nature; if the natives of
Idanre
had
destroyed
this monument, they may never have known the benefits of it.
Another
way
to
reduce
the destruction of the pride of our ancestors is to encourage our citizens to appreciate their natural environment. This includes mountains, rocks and even the
famous
evil forest. If the
people
are taught
to appreciate the environment they
live
in and the topographic features of the land, they will never
think
of destroying them.
Rather
, they would invite their foreign friends to admire them.
For example
, I
was brought
up to appreciate the value of the coral bead. My mother
also
told
me that they
were won
only
by the royal family in the past.
Hence
, it was not a surprise that I wore these beads
proudly
during a cultural
show
while I was studying in the United Kingdom.
To conclude
, the best
ways
to protect the heritage of our ancestor and historical
places
, is to educate
people
on the values of these
places
.
In addition
, efforts should
be made
to clean up these areas and monuments to attract visitors.