Adventure books

The Most Beautiful Scar on the Earth's Surface is a book written by the author following the first expedition to the Great Rift Valley in China.

Huacheng Publishing House published 5438+ 10 in June 2008.

The book has more than 50,000 words and hundreds of wonderful pictures, with full-color pages facing 16, priced in 49 yuan. This book brings together exploration, tourism and archaeology in East Africa. It is not only a rare guide to cultural tourism, but also an interesting textbook of ancient human beings, wildlife and African history in Xian Yi. Opening this book is like visiting the Rift Valley in East Africa. Africa is the birthplace of mankind, where the earliest and most complete ancient human remains-"Lucy" have been excavated.

There are rare and endangered wild animals, strange and interesting customs and habits, and eight scenic spots listed in the world cultural and natural heritage. You can walk into Ethiopia, the second oldest Christian country in the world, and visit the legendary Ark of God. You can enjoy 13 months of sunshine in Huacheng without a house number. foreword

Huang Wanbo, the cradle of the rise of mankind

"Comparing vertically and horizontally, there is only one center of human origin on the vast land, and that is Africa."

The African continent on the map looks like the fossil skull of an Australopithecus. The Great Rift Valley spans almost all countries in East Africa, and the longest is in Ethiopia. Afa basin records too many honors and dreams of paleoanthropology.

chapter one

Long live 3.2 million mothers

-Pursuing our common ancestor.

Discover the legendary experience of "Lucy". The oldest human skeleton fossil named after The Beatles's famous music confirms the revelry of the discoverer in the 1970s-

"In a sense, I think we found our mother."

chapter two

Visit the Rift Valley in East Africa

The African Rift Valley is not an abyss. Its widest part is more than 200 kilometers, with plains and mountains. All kinds of wonders are at the bottom, with the footprints of "Lucy", which is a paradise for bats, monkeys, lions, baboons, warthogs and flamingos. There are also critically endangered species: wolves, African wild donkeys and black rhinoceros. ...

chapter three

History and heritage

Ethiopia is the second oldest Christian country in the world. It is said that the ark of the Ten Commandments of God is hidden in a mysterious church here. The eight world cultural and natural heritages attest to the brilliant and unimaginable changes of fate experienced by this country. The eighth wonder of the world, the stone-chiseled Libera Cathedral, has been buried for 700 years, but it is still amazing.

chapter four

Beautiful black

"Ethiopia" means "suntanned face". They are beautiful. In this male land, tenderness and wildness are rare. "they still live there ... this is both worrying and a miracle." The writer Paul Telu described the current situation in Africa like this.

chapter five

Wilderness and land

The land in the rift valley breeds ten different ecosystems, such as cactus, shrub, grassland and woodland ... It has a mild climate and rich products, such as tea, fruit and coffee. About one third of the people in the world drink coffee, but few people know that coffee originated in Ethiopia, and the coffee tree is their national tree.

Chapter vi

The capital Addis Ababa

When you come here, you can enjoy 13 months of sunshine a year, including only 5 days in one month. The tallest city in Africa means "flowers". The only capital in the world without a house number is the post office, and there is no postman. Will you get lost in it? Deng Bo: Born in 1972. Leizhou people.

Yangcheng Evening News reporter. Famous documentary photographer. Photographs pay equal attention to humanities and images, and are full of emotion and impact.

One Woman and 600 Children won the second prize of the 10th China Prize for Journalism.

Gan Tang Village Endless Poisonous Water Rolling won the second prize of the 11th China News Award.

12 won the China Prize for Journalism; Re-evaluation of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards in China Annual Photojournalism Competition.

15 won the first, second and third prizes of Guangdong News Award.

The Asian regional photography competition won the highest award-the best photographer award.

The first and third sessions won the silver prize of China International Photojournalism Competition (referred to as "Huasai").

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Propaganda Department won the highest prize for hosting a large-scale environmental protection photo exhibition.

Second prize of the third annual United Nations International Folk Photography "Human Contribution Award".

More than a dozen works won the China Evening News News Award, and also won many awards in various photography competitions and news selection held by the state, provinces and cities.