近来,媒体大力宣传要把北京建成一个现代化国际大都市作为迎接奥运的目标,这当然是对的。可是我认为不能把北京“迎奥”的目标仅仅定位在建设现代化国际大都市上,应更注重发挥北京历史文化名城特色的优势。到2008年还有6年的时间。6年中,北京要想赶上纽约、阿姆斯特丹那样的现代化城市,需要耗费巨大的人力、物力 Recently, it is certainly right that the media should vigorously publicize its goal of building Beijing into a modern international metropolis as it welcomes the Olympic Games. However, I do not think that the goal of Beijing should be oriented toward building a modern international metropolis. We should pay more attention to giving full play to the advantages of Beijing’s historical and cultural cities. It will be six years by 2008. In six years, if Beijing wants to catch up with modern cities like New York and Amsterdam, it will take enormous manpower and material resources