Two "incense" do not mix, coffee and incense Starbucks into the Lingyin Temple will produce what kind of fire

A night of autumn rain, sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance all over the city. A Starbucks branch opened in Hangzhou's Lingyin scenic spot on the 22nd, but it also caused a lot of repercussions. Question-nothing more than worry about whether there is a conflict between commercial practices and the two different cultures of religious temples. Ridicule, make people smile-visitors not only want to worship the Bodhisattva, but also want to drink coffee to enjoy the feeling of "combination of Chinese and Western"; donor, are you big "sad" or small "sad"?

Jokes can be made, but questioning is far-fetched. Perhaps did not "visit here", only heard on the Internet that "Starbucks has entered the Lingyin Temple", some netizens became sensitive: how can your foreign food and beverage culture enter my sacred religious temple, so disrespectful? This is a big misunderstanding. As a matter of fact, Starbucks did not drive into the temple compound, but in the Lingyin Temple scenic spot, to be exact, in the commercial room of the scenic spot one kilometer away from Lingyin Temple. It is not strange for those who do not know. There are many stores in the business district near Lingyin Temple, including restaurants such as Zhi Wei Guan, KFC and so on. Where is there a scenic spot that does not open shops and set up stalls to do business?

Perhaps the sensitivity of some netizens stems from the withdrawal of Starbucks from the Imperial Palace in 2007 after it was questioned about opening a branch in the Imperial Palace. But that is different from the nature of this Lingyin branch. At that time, Starbucks was stationed in the Forbidden City, so it was widely criticized, and some famous host even thought that it was a kind of visual pollution to China's Forbidden City and a waste to ancient Chinese culture. However, Starbucks Lingyin branch is on the periphery of Lingyin Temple. "Lingyin Temple" and "Lingyin Temple Scenic spot" are two different concepts. However, it takes advantage of the popularity of the "Lingyin Temple" and takes a fancy to the popularity of the scenic spot.

People should not act as "sensitive resistors" in dealing with things. With nervousness, many ordinary things become so complicated that they think of it as a bad thing even though it is a good thing. Is not to open a coffee shop, just because it is "foreign", and opened next to the ancient temple, it is rebellious? The scenic spot can open restaurants and supermarkets, so why can't you open a coffee shop? Is there such a clear distinction between the foreign and the native, or can there be no tolerance for alien species and cultures? Or are you afraid that foreign culture will eat our traditional culture? Do not think too complicated, a "complex", wearing suits, jeans, T-shirts, suspenders, tourists will stop outside the temple, the Imperial Palace and other strict rules and regulations.

Of course, we also understand that a large part of the cause of this "sensitivity" stems from the excessive commercial spirit of some famous monasteries and scenic spots and the struggle for land for profits.

However, Starbucks, which can not enter the Imperial City, is still the same Starbucks, which is only a small family in the Lingyin Temple Scenic spot, so you can rest assured that it will not step into the empty door. Then let the incense of Lingyin Temple return to incense, Starbucks coffee to coffee, incense and coffee, the two "incense" can not be mixed together. Therefore, Starbucks in the scenic spot has nothing to do with temples and religion, so don't mix them up and kidnap them as a matter of course.