城市的共同特征就是包容。欧洲现代意义上的城市大多起源于中世纪的手工业中心和商业中心。封建庄园中的农奴逃到城市里面寻求保护,对他们而言,城市就是自由和包容的象征。我国的城市发展虽然没有类似的历史过程,但是改革开放之后,大量人口从农村地区通过上大学、参军、经商、务工等方式来到城市中寻找新的生活方式。随着本世纪以来城镇化的快速推进,我国现在已有一半以上的人口居住在城市。城市的居民可能来自不同的地区,从事不同的 The common feature of cities is tolerance. Most modern European cities originated in medieval handicraft centers and commercial centers. The serfs in the feudal estates fled to the cities for protection, and to them the city was a symbol of freedom and tolerance. Although there is no similar historical process in China’s urban development, after the reform and opening up, a large number of people came to cities to find new ways of living from rural areas through going to universities, joining the army, doing business, and employing workers. With the rapid urbanization in this century, more than half of our population now live in cities. Residents of cities may come from different regions and engage in different ones