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Egypt Travel Notes 1

- The National Museum of Egypt and the Giza Pyramids

Today we are going to visit the National Museum of Egypt and the famous Giza Pyramids .

At 9:00 in the morning, we arrived at the Egyptian National Museum. Many stone statues with a history of three to four thousand years are displayed in the hall on the first floor of the museum. The Egyptian tour guide pointed to a shield-like bronze iron piece displayed in a glass cabinet and told us that the front of this object was engraved with The characters and patterns of Upper Egypt are engraved on the reverse side with the characters and patterns of Lower Egypt. The entire object represents the unity of Upper and Lower Egypt. The tour guide then introduced us to other exhibits. Since the Egyptian tour guide did not speak Chinese very well, my parents planned to take a look at the most important cultural relics themselves first.

We went up to the second floor and went straight to the center of the museum - the Tutankhamun exhibition area. Pharaoh Tutankhamun reigned from 1333 BC to 1323 BC. He ascended the throne at the age of 9 and died mysteriously at the age of 19. The cause of death is still unknown. Since he only reigned for ten short years, he did not have time to build his own pyramid and could only be buried in a noble tomb. But even so, the little Pharaoh's burial objects were so rich that I was dazzled by them. A golden object is displayed in a glass cover in the center of the exhibition area, and the surrounding area is crowded with tourists. I squeezed forward along with the crowd and took a closer look. It turned out to be the golden mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. This mask is made of pure gold and weighs 17.23 kilograms. It vividly carves the face of the Pharaoh. The craftsmanship is very fine. There is also a cobra on the forehead of the mask, which represents power and status. If the oil painting "Mona Lisa's Smile" is the treasure of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, then Tutankhamun's golden mask is the treasure of the National Museum of Egypt. There are many funerary objects in the exhibition area, such as precious jewelry, Pharaoh's throne, bed, golden coffin, etc. Each of them is a priceless treasure. We stayed here for a relatively long time. After leaving the Tutankhamun exhibition area, we quickly visited the Royal Mummy Hall and other cultural relics in the exhibition area. The time the tour guide left for us was too short. We didn't have time to visit all the exhibits in detail, and it was time to gather.

At 1:00 pm, we went to the Giza Highlands on the outskirts of Cairo to visit the famous pyramids. Here is the Great Pyramid, known as the first of the seven wonders of the world. The Great Pyramid is also called the Pyramid of Khufu. It is now 136 meters high and the base is more than 230 meters long on each side. The tower body is made of 2.3 million stones, and each stone weighs an average of 2.5 tons. It is said that it took 100,000 ancient Egyptians 20 years to build this pyramid. The pyramid looks very majestic from the outside, but actually it's not fun at all when you get inside. We visited the interior of one of the pyramids. We walked down a long, narrow and short staircase to find a tomb chamber, which was empty and empty. On September 17, 2002, American scientists and the Egyptian government sent a specially designed robot "Pyramid Rover" through a narrow tunnel in the tomb of the Queen of Khufu's Pyramid, using a drill to open a stone door, trying to uncover the secrets inside the Great Pyramid. Secret, at this time people all over the world are holding their breath, waiting for the arrival of the great discovery. However, the pharaohs of 5,000 years ago made a little joke with humans in the 21st century. Behind the stone door is still a stone door. What other secrets are hidden behind the new stone door? People can only wait for new discoveries.

After leaving the Giza Pyramids, we visited the Sphinx. It is said that Mankaola, the grandson of Khufu, asked his ministers one day: "There is a huge stone that is loose and not suitable for building a pyramid. What do you suggest using it for?" One minister suggested: "It is better to carve it into a pyramid." The body of a lion and your face show that you have human wisdom and a strong body like a lion." This is the origin of the Sphinx. The Sphinx is 22 meters high, 73 meters long, and only one ear is 2 meters high. Due to thousands of years of weathering, its nose has been reduced to nothing, so it doesn't look as good-looking as expected.

On this day, we visited the world’s most famous and largest ancient Egyptian cultural relics museum, and visited the magical and mysterious Great Pyramid and the Sphinx. It was really an unforgettable day. !

Egypt Travel Notes 2

——Cairo

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We arrived in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, in the early morning. What is incompatible with the "world famous city" is that there is no computer at the entry point of Cairo Airport, and all passports must be taken inside for verification before release. The bustling crowd stood and waited outside, enjoying an informal "refugee" treatment. Observing the scene in the waiting room, I thought that any rural airport in China would be as good as this one. After waiting for a long time, we were finally allowed to go. As soon as we boarded the tour bus, we were told that the local security situation was not good, and they were going to find a police car to clear the way for us. After waiting for a while, because the situation was OK, we were allowed to drive directly to our hotel. hotel.

After the bus started, what came into view was the typical African land, pristine, desolate, and vast. Dust was flying around the place where the vehicle drove, and the warm air was mixed with the smell of earth.

From the introduction of the [Pretty Woman] travel VCD, we learned that "the Egyptian people live a desert life that has not changed for more than a thousand years." After the disappearance of prehistoric civilization, the Egyptians seemed to have slept for thousands of years, falling far behind the pace of today's world civilization. Looking straight ahead, you can see the locals wearing single-colored robes, men wearing headbands, and women wearing headscarves. They don't seem to have any desire or requirement to show off their figures. People gather on the street to sell or set up street stalls, and some people stand aimlessly. His eyes were blank. The room we stayed at in the Egypt Hotel was very large, with two rooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen, which was a bit wasteful. Maybe the locals didn't care about this.

We started our journey in Egypt driven by a sense of curiosity.

[Day 1] According to the itinerary arranged by the travel agency, we will visit the Egyptian Museum and the famous Giza Pyramids.

[Morning] On the way to the Egyptian Museum, you can enjoy the cityscape of Cairo. There are few decent houses, even hotels, most of them are dilapidated and dilapidated, and the residential buildings are "barely built". The appearance of all the houses is "furnished". Although they have been put into use for a long time, the walls have not been painted. The bricks and tiles are clearly exposed, and some only paint the front of the house, which is quite worthy of the audience. There was garbage everywhere on the streets, and no cleaners were seen cleaning it. It is hard to imagine that Cairo, one of the seven most famous cities in the world, is so "down and out".

Not long after, we arrived at the famous Egyptian Museum - this museum collects the oldest cultural relics in the world, covering more than 3,000 years of ancient Egypt's history. At the door, I was told that I had to pay to bring the camera in. The irresponsible tour guide told everyone that there was nothing to see inside and suggested that everyone not bring the camera in. I hesitated and left the camera at the door. There is a lawn in front of the Egyptian Museum. There are imitations of the Sphinx and Cleopatra statues on both sides of the lawn. The door in the front of the museum is very high. When you walk in, various Egyptian cultural relics are displayed on both sides. The most complete one is The tomb of King Tut was discovered in 1922. It was covered by the ruins of another tomb at that time, so it is the most valuable because no tomb robbers have visited it. Now that the coffin has been opened, all the burial objects have been moved to the Egyptian Museum except King Tut's mummy, which continues to be kept inside and outside the tomb. Among them, the protective cover of King Tut's mummy is made of real gold, and all the jewelry buried with him are On display, there are also many utensils for holding internal organs. Egyptians believe in gods. There are various gods and related legends in the exhibition hall, as well as statues of ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Their characteristic is that their "hands" are placed on the knees where they are sitting, with one hand flat and the other. A hand holding the key to life is a symbol of eternal life, immortality and power. There is also a display room for mummies in the exhibition hall. The mummies are placed in temperature-controlled glass cabinets. Some faces are covered with masks, some faces are exposed, and some mummies have vaguely curly hair visible on their heads, but their faces are large. Some of the faces are hideous and are reminiscent of scenes from the movie "The Mummy Returns." Because the tour guide is a local, not an overseas Chinese, his Chinese is inaccurate and glib. In addition, the noisy voices in the exhibition hall make it difficult to hear and understand the content of the narration, so the details of many exhibits are unknown. Of course, the most regrettable thing is that I did not bring a camera into the shooting. Many precious shots cannot be recalled later, and I can only look at the "pavilion" and sigh. After that, I secretly made up my mind that no matter where I go to the next scenic spots, no matter what the tour guide says, I must bring my camera with me.

[Afternoon] The real wealth of Egypt is its scenic spots and historic sites. Next we will visit the most famous Pyramids of Giza. Giza is very close to Cairo. Our tour bus passed by the bridge of the Nile River. The Nile River is not as beautiful as imagined or in the movies. It is not eye-catching at all. Maybe the beautiful place is not here, because the Nile River is very long and flows through a wide area. It has a total length of 1,500 kilometers in Egypt and 6,670 kilometers outside the country. The above is The Mediterranean Sea, with the Red Sea on the right. It is said that some tour groups take a boat trip on the Nile River and go ashore for sightseeing during the day. In comparison, our itinerary is not very "romantic". There are some muddy villages along the Nile River. Some villagers carry some kind of containers on their heads to collect water from the river. According to the [Qiao Jia Ren] travel VCD, the Nile River used to overflow every year. Now, advanced irrigation technology is used, making the Nile River water fertile. farmland without affecting the residents’ basic necessities of life. The Egyptians have no expressions of frustration with their backward lifestyle, and are completely in tune with their primitiveness. Perhaps the "frog in the well" is also another kind of paradise. As long as they have a happy and contented look, there is nothing to blame.

Not long after, we arrived at Giza, and we felt a little excited. The familiar figure of the "Pyramids" came into our sight. Looking from a distance, we saw three pyramids of different sizes lying peacefully on the Sahara Desert. , the sky is very clear, cloudless, and blue. The tower is very dazzling under the sunlight. As I got closer, I saw tourists riding camels walking in the desert beside the tower. The composition was a bit close to a postcard, so I quickly got my camera ready. We got off the car at a nearby parking lot, then bought tickets to visit the interior of the pyramids. The three pyramids are called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Khufu's Sons according to their size. The smallest one was not heard clearly. According to the TV station "Aim for the World" According to the program, the spiers of the pyramid are all pointed at the Orion constellation in the sky. The calculation of the surrounding edges and corners seems to be related to pi. The accuracy of its construction data is incredible.

On the day we arrived, only the Pyramid of Khufu’s son was open. There was a very narrow passage inside the tower, which was very tilted. People had to bend 90 degrees to enter. We walked halfway through and didn’t see any mausoleums. There were some side doors. Being locked in, because the air was not circulating and mixed with some peculiar smell, I suddenly felt unbearably stuffy, and I hurriedly exited before completing the entire journey. When viewed up close, the pyramid is dark in color. The accumulation of bricks is triangular in plan view, and a square cone formed by four triangles in three-dimensional view. The bricks are stone bricks, which are very large. It is said that a large number of them were used in ancient Egypt. The slaves spent nearly 10 years moving and chiseling. From a close look, the bricks and stones are not very neatly stacked, and are unevenly spaced. Compared with the outlines and edges seen from a distance, they are a bit inferior. As for the many mathematical data and mysterious legends involved in the tower, I did not hear any targeted explanations on site. It turned out that it was just the knowledge I saw on the TV show. I originally went there with a lot of questions, but the tour guide seemed not interested in explaining, but busy selling products.

We then took photos near the pyramids, constantly changing angles between the three pyramids. In the surrounding desert, there were many locals walking around with camels, and there were also people from the area in cross-dressing. Tourists from all over the world, a beautiful Western woman bought an Arab headscarf to wear on her head. It was very exotic. We also tried it. The white headscarf was folded with colorful ribbons to create a unique shape. It felt so novel. Then the camel owner found us, and after some haggling, we got on the camel. The camel leaned forward very hard when it stood up and squatted down, and had to firmly hold the handle in its hand. Many people screamed and waited until the camel got back on its feet. After they all stood up, they found that they were much taller. Talking to the people below seemed to be separated by a floor. The next composition was of course the most legendary. On the Guangrou desert, under the blue sky, the sun was shining. The glittering pyramid is surrounded by tourists riding horses, camels and strolling. In front of the tower, there is a smiling image of me riding a camel wearing an Arab headscarf and waving. It should be a good background and shape. Different perspectives are beautiful. Take a photo, don’t take any regrets home with you, and don’t get off the camel’s back until you have enjoyed taking the photo to the fullest.

Then we went to see the Sphinx, the patron saint of the pyramids. The Sphinx is next to the pyramids. Directly in front of the three pyramids, the "sphinx" is 20 meters high and 70 meters long. It is majestic when viewed from the side, symbolizing power; the "human face" faces the east. Welcome the sun, which symbolizes wisdom. It is said that the face is that of the builder, the 14th generation Pharaoh of Egypt. It was carved out of rock 2,500 years ago. The nose was destroyed during Napoleon's invasion and became what it is now. There are some room-like partitions on the underground floor next to the Sphinx. It is said that they were used in ancient Egypt to make mummies. The process of making mummies is: after death, the left side of the upper body is cut open and the internal organs are dug out so that the corpse cannot be mummified. It would rot and then be wrapped in linen. According to the "Aiming for the World" program, analysis of the weathering degree of the rocks on the sides of the Sphinx shows that the Sphinx was eroded by floods in prehistoric times, and later generations have repaired and renovated it. Both construction and repair require high technology. , did ancient Egypt already possess that kind of technology? Where are the answers to these mysteries? This lost prehistoric civilization has inspired the endless imagination of mankind. Some people say that the pyramids were not made by people on earth, but were the result of alien visits. Others say that the earth once suffered a destruction, and the pyramids were built by humans before the destruction. However, No matter how absurd and unbelievable the conjecture is, the pyramids will always represent the past, symbolizing mankind's engraving of distant history rather than forgetting it.