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龍鳳橋

站在龍鳳橋上，左右一百八十度觀看，正好可以看見一邊是尚未動工的原始河岸，一邊是水泥固化的河岸。
這種水泥駁坎的普及往往不是基於物理性的需求(如：河水沖刷邊坡、水道氾濫成災)，而是一種心理需求。有了水泥，就可以劃清人與自然的界線，把人提升到控制自然的層次。
對這兩邊進行美醜的討論毫無意義，因為不論是行政單位、民意代表、工程人員還是當地的居民，都不會對美醜這件事過於認真。能讓他們吵起來的，是整治工程的利益分配。而水泥創造的平整世界，早已為我們帶來全新的審美觀，一旦我們適應了，反而覺得自然的凹凹坑坑很醜。這種駁坎的修築已成了文明進步的表徵，未經整治的河川便被稱為「野溪」，意即「不文明的河」。它進行的如此澈底，以至於要看一段沒被人工動過手腳的河岸，只能到人煙稀少的深山縱谷，在那兒才有可能見識到成千上萬的生物在河邊落腳，各自找一小塊地方繁衍生息。
「美或醜」可以各憑直觀，「野蠻或文明」也可以各自表述，但「生死」卻是一清二楚。龐雜多樣的生物棲地被摧毀翻攪後，能活下來適應人工棲地的百不及一。
這是殺害滋養我們生命的生靈，是戕害無辜，不是什麼值得吹噓的政績，值得驕傲的功德。

Longfong Ciao (The Dragon & Phoenix Bridge)

Standing on the Longfong Ciao (the Dragon and Phoenix Bridge) and watching over either side in 180-degree, you will see on one side there is undeveloped primitive river bank while the other is cemented.

The highly popularity of such revetments is often not based on a physical need (such as river scouring off the slopes or floods on water channels) but rather a psychological one. With the cement, it is able to divide between human beings from the Nature and further upgrades human beings to the monitoring level over the Nature.

It does not make any sense to have an aesthetic discussion on the scenes of either side. Those administrative governmental departments, legislators, constructive contractors or local residents won’t be serious about the aesthetics. What will make them fight over is the interest allotment of the renovation construction projects. On the other hand, the flat world created by cements already brings us a brand new aesthetics. Once we are accustomed with it, we might feel that the uneven Nature very ugly. The establishment of revetments emerges as the symbol of civilization progress. Rivers without renovation are called “wild rivers,” in which means “uncivilized river.” It is so thoroughgoing that one hardly sees a section of river banks that are not artificially touched and processed. We have to visit the spouse- populated deep mountains and valley to be able to witness vast amounts of living creatures rest by the river bank. Each of those living creatures finds a small space for propagation.

“Pretty” or “Ugly” is truly a matter of directly visual perception while “civilization” or “barbarians” could own different definitions. However, “life and death” is perfectly clear. Once the habitat contains colossal and versatile creatures is destroyed, only one from hundred could live on and be accustomed with an artificial habitat.

This is to slaughter living creatures nurture and feed our life. It is a slaying of the innocence and not political performances worthy of boasting or credits we should be proud of.