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I. Exploding Tourism Eroding China’s Riches 1. What activities are harming ancient Buddhist grottoes? Too many tourists and their breathing are harming them. 2. Who turned the caves into the painted shrines? It was the travelers along the old silkroad. 3. Are murals in good shape? No, they are not in good shape. Many of them are already sagging or peeling from walls, and their delicate beauty is fading away. Others have deteriorated beyond repair efforts. 4. Why is it difficult for the authorities to prevent them from being destroyed? Money is at the root of the problem. China is a poor nation. Local governments have little money left over for cultural conservation. 5. Does the Chinese government value the preservation of those historical and cultural sites? Yes, it does. For instance, it has given award to the Getty Conservation Institute for its contributions to the preservation of them at Dunhuang. 6. Why did Mr. Neville Agnew say “tourism and conservation are good partners”? If you can make a good connection, they are. In other words, if you can allocate part of the money earned from tourism to conservation, and don’t turn to tourism as a cash cow, they will be good partners. II. HOME AT LAST 1. Why did some of the HBS grads choose to come back to China although they had received lucrative offers from America’s top companies? Not only has China changed dramatically since most of them left but also the nation can offer more personal freedoms and economic opportunities now than ever before. 2. What profession do they usually like to go in for? Most of them choose e-commerce. 3. Why did most of them choose to take in IT industry? Because IT is the leading industry now. 4. Why did some of them decide to stay in the US while some chose to come back? They wanted to gain experience in the States before they came back. 5. What do you think is the biggest obstacle preventing the elite from coming back home? It is the complicated relationships and the uncertainty of our h