What are the characteristics and origins of southern aristocrats?

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The South is the saddest memory of America and the most mysterious face behind the veil of America.

The South should start in Virginia. Victoria has a unique position in America. Victorian people were American spiritual aristocrats, and their polite and elegant manners were followed by natural arrogance. The first five presidents of the founding fathers of the United States, Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, were all Virginians.

Richmond is the capital of Virginia, and her temperament is the old-school America that foreigners rarely see in Hollywood movies. This is a quiet and beautiful city. When the autumn on the east coast dyed all the forests in the mountains and plains red, I strolled along the "Memorial Avenue" in Richmond, with a lawn in the middle and two rows of trees with transparent leaves on both sides, extending into the distance. At the end of the line of sight, I can only see a tall riding statue with a blue sky overhead. Outside the two rows of trees is a faint driveway, which seems to be isolated from the bustling real world in the distance.

This street records the scars and glory of the south.

Along the way, the streets are lined with houses more than/kloc-0.00 years ago, and every intersection is a huge statue of a southern general, General Robert Lee, General Stonewall Jackson, and Southern President Jefferson Davis ... On the white marble memorial wall of President Davis, there is a simple word to the effect that those southern soldiers who fought bloody battles with foreign invaders to defend their peaceful lifestyle are immortal. It was not until 2003 that the National Park Service of the US Department of the Interior and the American Historical Society suggested that the statue of President Lincoln be erected in Richmond, which caused an uproar in Richmond. One of the public pleading letters, "We say no to the statue of Lincoln," said that the statue was "disrespectful to those brave Virginians who fought in hell for four years to resist Lincoln's invasion of Virginia." The American Historical Society has repeatedly issued statements expressing its understanding that "the Civil War is a huge and incurable wound in the American soul".

To me, it seems like a fantasy. A friend from California and I walked down this street for the first time. As an American, I set foot here for the first time, saying that it feels like a foreign country or walking in history. I didn't know there was such a place in America. You will also hear Virginians say the same thing about California.

Walking on a small street, there is a church at three or five intersections, which has been the center of people's spiritual life for more than 200 years. In an exquisite community, I saw many exquisite big houses. My familiar friends told me that some retired CEOs of Fortune 500 companies or former finance ministers and legislators lived here, and an old lady accompanied by someone was the widow of a Forbes 500 rich man with a southern accent and southern manners. ...

Richmond's aloof, but also because it is the home base of the "old money" in the United States. In the early colonial period, it was the hometown of the earliest American planter, the hometown of the tobacco industry supplying Britain, continental Europe and the United States, and the headquarters of Philip Morris Company is still here today. Two or three hundred years ago, the tobacco industry was a pillar industry with abundant financial resources, which was even more enviable than today's telecom finance. It is also a distribution center for coffee trade in South America. For more than 200 years, creating and accumulating wealth has been the most beautiful one in the American dream. There is almost always a conflict between "old money" and "new money" among the successful gold diggers in different periods. "Old money" refers not only to wealth, but also to identity, status, upbringing, family background and traditional details, while "new money" is only the upstart. For many years, the rich in new york were just a group of township entrepreneurs with bulging wallets and little education in the eyes of the aristocrats in Richmond. Many people return to Europe to marry nobles, and then come back in circles to enter the circle of "old money", which is Richmond's pride.

In addition to the heavy American history, Richmond has a little warmth for me.

Feng Heqing, the two best students in my college class, lived in Richmond after marriage and worked in a local financial enterprise. They have always been the top two in their classes in college, and I always admire their intelligence and kindness. Feng is thin and doesn't talk much. He dresses neatly, elegantly and exquisitely. When everyone chats, he often wears a Hubei accent and a simple and honest smile. Qing is smart, smart and cute. Under the sweet smile, there are deep dimples. While driving, she was busy in Beavon, and her eyes were full of love for Feng.

Because the maple leaves are distinct, the beauty of Richmond is particularly cordial. They gave me a chance to taste the delicious food in this city. When I tasted an authentic Cantonese morning tea called Hua Fu Restaurant, I couldn't forget my mouth watering. I walked in the quiet Maymont Garden and enjoyed the small bridges and flowing water in the east and the sculpture castles in the west. When I first ordered Mahi Mahi to practice my pronunciation in an exquisite restaurant decorated from an old tobacco warehouse, I smiled happily. 1999 I went back to China on vacation and asked Feng Heqing what he wanted to bring. She told me that she didn't need anything. If it's convenient, bring some wheat songs. I laughed for a long time, covering my stomach. At that time, domestic students were too old for Tang Dynasty and Dou Wei, and sober China was still humming whose tears were flying, which was a song that sounded in their ears before they went abroad. They later moved to new york. Every time I go to Richmond, I still think of the quiet community, the warm cabin and two outstanding China students in autumn scenery.