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Ask about the selection of the "New Seven Wonders of the World"

A project that attempts to influence mankind in the long term and improve ruins Existence activities are spreading on the Internet - the "New Seven Wonders of the World" selection. Participants only need to log in to the www.new7wonders.com website and leave their email to have the opportunity to vote. In the past few days, colleagues, classmates, and netizens around the reporter have encouraged each other and requested support for the website through emails and other forms. The reason is simple: I hope China can take a place in it. However, behind their enthusiasm is a vague understanding of the event: Who is the organizer? The original intention of the event? What's the point?

In order to trace the source, the reporter spent nearly a month following the clues provided on the website and interviewed the organizer, Swiss Bernard Weber, through emails, phone calls, faxes and other means. As well as Chinese officials and scholars, they try to uncover the mystery of the selection of the "New Seven Wonders of the World".

Revival of the Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece

On September 18, the reporter received an email from Wilbur from Switzerland. On that day, it was the 11th day since the reporter sent a letter to Mr. Wilbur asking 19 questions. The reporter translated Mr. Wilbur's reply into Chinese, which was about 4,000 words. Mr. Wilbur attached great importance to the reporters' overseas interviews. He began his letter by saying: "I spent a long time answering your questions, of course because your questions are very interesting and profound."

In his reply, Mr. Wilbur first explained the original intention of launching the "New Seven Wonders" selection. His idea was spurred by his personal interest in architecture, his desire to travel the planet, and ultimately to provide an ideal source for the production of a widescreen documentary.

Webber believes: "The ancient seven wonders were announced by one person, and today it makes no sense for one person to announce the new seven wonders. At the same time, I think it was It served a completely different purpose. In fact, it may have been a tour guide for the Byzantine Philo who traveled through the (wonderful) world known to him in his day. Know which places are the most exciting when traveling."

It is understood that Wilber has established a special New World Seven Wonders Joint Stock Company in Switzerland. This organization is a formal and unofficial organization and is popular among tourists. Recognized by some media and the international community.

Why choose Internet selection?

"Perhaps the Internet is the only most democratic channel for global information transmission. The Internet is the most economical and feasible technology. It is provided free of charge to everyone who enters the computer network." So Wilbur chose Use the Internet as a carrier to realize his selection ambition.

In order to be more democratic, when designing the voting, Wilbur required each voter to leave an e-mail address in addition to filling in their nationality and name, and stipulated that each e-mail address had only one voting opportunity to prevent A person's repeated voting and identification of the individual.

"But names can be chosen at will, and one person may use multiple emails to vote continuously. Democracy seems difficult to achieve."

Webber was helpless about this. He told reporters: "We are also using other technologies, such as SIM/GSM, mobile phone text messages, and even envisage voting through a called 'computer ballot box' in the future."

Reporter's question Another question I received was particularly troublesome for Wilbur: "Because the population distribution in various countries is extremely uneven, the relics of those countries with large populations are bound to have an advantage, while those belonging to some small countries, the Internet is not very popular. Isn't it inevitable that the support given by the national heritage will be much less?" In his reply, Wilbur admitted that these may bring trouble to the authority and recognition of this selection.

Can it solve the problem of heritage protection?

The reporter found on the web page designed by Weibo: An important purpose of this selection is to try to find new ways to protect monuments around the world so that they can be preserved permanently.

Weber even mentioned in his reply to reporters that UNESCO has not established a fund other than the management of world heritage sites. They need a worldwide action that can involve individual global citizens.

So where do the funds come from? Wilber told reporters that the current funding mainly comes from private funds. In June 2000, it received sponsorship from a company and established a non-profit foundation in cooperation with the Swiss government. They are broadening their funding sources through the established global membership network - the New Seven Wonders Community.

In addition, an important link in Wilbur's series of activities is that after the "New Seven Wonders of the World" is released, he plans to publish books and make movies specifically about it. In this regard, Wilber said frankly: "These things are both public welfare and commercial. All publications will certainly have educational value, and their approved distribution will provide funds for our charity work."

The Great Wall of China is temporarily ranked first

It is worth noting that the Great Wall of China and the Potala Palace have entered the list of 25 candidates for the "New Seven Wonders", and in the latest online selection results, The Great Wall topped the list with nearly 9% of the vote.