【正确答案】Topic: Can tourists be a force for preservation?
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Despite negative environmental effects, tourism, a true force for preservation of cultural heritage, rescues traditional cities and cultures from the brink of extinction ! some indigenous communities, abandoned traditional culture because of globalization, now have a westernized lifestyle, / thanks to tourists who come to these indigenous communities in search of ethnic culture / indigenous people, restore, traditions and ancestral culture / the influx of tourists, create jobs, in local communities / selling souvenirs / working as tour guides or waiters and waitresses / revenue from tourism, go to preservation of relics / e.g., Lijiang, designated as World Heritage Site ! renewed tourist interest in the city's culture / great increase in tourist numbers / an old town survived the development rush in modem China / tourists benefit from visiting societies different from their own / exchange of differences and diversities / enhance international attention and interest in the indigenous communities ! locals' pride of own culture increases as a result / tourism helps revive traditional cultures ! becomes a true force for preservation in the process