I have nothing against promoting tourism with whatever resources a jurisdiction happens to possess. Though some have gone to the ridiculous length of claiming ancient celebrities who led peripatetic lives, many seem to confuse third-rate imitation with first-class genuine stuff.
There are places that tear down hundred-years-old buildings to make way for brand-new architecture in the old style.
Sure, the new buildings incorporate modern functions such as air-conditioning and are probably safer, but they are not the same and do not have the cultural value of real antiquities. Some local planners do not seem to be able to appreciate the difference between a theme park and preservation.
There are borderline cases where the renovation of old buildings or the revival of ancient practices is tastefully done, but overall I don't see anything culturally or commercially viable in the big pageants funded by big money. They are pure theater and they rarely educate or entertain.
Those who preserve old lifestyles best, as I see it, are the restaurants and lodges offered by farmers, known as "farmer's joy". You get to observe up close how locals live their lives and you put money straight into their pockets. The government does a fabulous job by insisting that these farmers do not modernize the style of their homes.
So, what about having a group of young men strip and pretend to pull a boat up stream? It's a bit like having an old lady spinning a cotton loom. You get a glimpse of life as it used to be - and forget, for a while, the pressures of modern life. But there are subtle differences: That old lady probably did spin the loom when she was young, but none of today's young men have ever tracked a boat with ropes.
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