When I went to Parc Central, I took a detour to Liede Village. It reminded me of my first time in Guangzhou over ten years ago, when the village was undergoing renovation. The demolition that created many overnight millionaires was eye-catching, but the preservation of the ancestral halls also became a model for others. At the time, I only saw it as a simple urban village renovation. Later, I went to Luogang and watched those once-peaceful villages, surrounded by green hills and filled with ancient halls, slowly get engulfed by the city until they became bland urban communities. It made me feel that even the best preservation efforts only leave behind old traces. Without seeing the villages in their former glory, it’s impossible to truly appreciate their unique charm.