英语作文 玉林狗肉节dog-festival in Yulin

Personal Opinions about the Dog-meat Festival in Yulin So far,it is no longer news that people of Yulin, Guangxi province, cherish summer solstice tradition of annual dog-meat festival. However,animal rights groups denounce event as inhumane. From my point of view,I support people who hold the dog-meat festival. I will demonstrate my point in the following statements:the origin and misunderstanding of the festival,the reasons why people have the rights to hold the festival and what should be done to solve the pergence between the two arguing groups.

First of all,I would like to introduce the origin of the festival in Yulin from the aspect of a Chinese rather than those western news media. Compared to the misunderstanding that the festival is specially held for people to eat dogs,actually the origin of the festival is an ancient summer solstice tradition for the minority in Guangxi province. In the theory of traditional Chinese medical science, dog meat is prized as a nutritious wintertime dish that doctors can prescribe to treat maladies such as impotence and poor circulation,and it takes its best effect combing with lychees. It is because of such historical and medical reasons that residents in Yulin cherish their city's dog-meat culture, which not only involves dog-meat hotpot but

also lychees and strong grain liquor. Besides,the dogs to be eaten in this festival are typically dogs bred for meat,but not the pet dogs that most western news media have always claimed about.

Second,it is turn to discuss about why people have the rights to hold such a festival. The question that whether people have the rights to eat dogs has intensified for years,and this year the opponents hold the opinion that canceling the festival is the future trend of civilization. It is interesting to probe the definition of civilization. Since the core values of the modern civilization are freedom,independence and equality,how to define the boundary of freedom?It comes to laws. According to laws in China,there is no regulation that prohibits people from eating dogs. In other words,it is Chinese’s rights to eat dogs and nobody has any legal reason to frustrate them. Besides, tracing back the concept of civilization,we will find out that its aim is to seek ways for human beings to gain well-being. In the words of Chinese characteristics,civilization is a part of Science Development Concept,guiding humans to lead a sustainable and harmonious life on the earth. In terms of eating habits,the way of getting food must not harm others’interests or the balance of the environment. Humans basically enjoy the given

rights from nature,and as a result of this deduction,residents’taking dogs as meat are reasonable.

Last but not least,canceling the festival is not the proper way to solve the problem. The key point of the argument is not whether to eat or not,but to establish regulations for breeding and quarantine immediately. Only in this way,can not only comfort pet keepers who care for their pets,but also relieve people who worry about food safety.

In conclusion,I hold the belief that people in Yulin totally have legal rights to hold the festival. It is absolutely none of pet keepers and opponents’business and they definitely have no legal rights to cancel the festival. Before respecting dogs, everyone should learn how to respect laws first.