225 Quito around the world, the city crossing the equatorial line-the third day in Ecuador.

Ecuador is a very interesting country. Besides the abundant fruits and flowers we said yesterday, Quito, the capital, is "built" on the equator because it is crossed by the equator! Even if you know some Spanish, you will find that even the name Ecuador means the equator, so Ecuador is also called "the country of the equator".

What is the most famous tourist attraction in Ecuador? There is no doubt that it is the equatorial landmark Mitad Del Mundo in the northern and southern hemispheres! There are more than a dozen countries across the equator in the world, but only Ecuador and Somalia have built monuments. Few Somalis are expected to arrive, so this one in Ecuador is of precious commemorative significance. ...

At first, when I looked it up on Google Maps, I stumbled across the book city Half the World, but I couldn't find it after navigation. Later, it was found that it should be in the middle of the world, more than 20 kilometers away from the urban area. It is recommended to take bus No.207/208 for more than an hour, and it costs 40 cents per person, which is much more cost-effective than joining a group or taking a taxi.

On the way, I met an American family of three. The children just had a week's spring break, so my father took them here to travel. It's convenient and not far to throw a visa to America. TA should be impressed by taking children to know the world in this way!

Instead of listening to others gossip, it is better to taste it yourself.

Surrounded by mountains, it is fascinating, and Antonio, the town where the monument is located, adds a bit of mystery. At the end of the line of sight, the monument attracts tourists from all over the world like a magnet. The admission fee is $5/person, which is very conscience, including the monument and four museums. Walking along the passage of two rows of statues (it was later learned that this was the first batch of scientists in history to carry out scientific exploration and measure the longitude and latitude of the earth and the position of the equator line), I immediately felt the power of time and space when I approached the monument.

The monument is about 30 meters high, and the whole body is made of ochre red granite, which is in the shape of a square column, and four Spanish letters E.S.O.N are engraved around it, in memory of the scientists who contributed to measuring the equator and building the monument in France and Ecuador. The inscription reads "This is the center of the earth". At the top of the monument is a striking big stone ball with a white center line symbolizing the equator, which is connected with the yellow lines on the steps on the east and west sides of the monument from top to bottom. This yellow line divides the earth into north and south parts. On March 2 1 day of the spring equinox and September 23 of the autumn equinox, the sun crosses the equatorial line and goes straight to the equator. I met many junior high school students here to do all kinds of small experiments, of course, the most is the concave shape of tourists. Everyone likes to take pictures on the stone steps, with their feet on both sides of the white line, indicating that they are standing in the northern and southern hemispheres at the same time. This feeling is great!

The interior of the monument is designed with ulterior motives as an exhibition hall about geographical knowledge and Ecuador's humanistic customs, which makes the visit of a single scenic spot more rich and three-dimensional.

At the top, you can see the surrounding scenery, especially the north-south junction. See the n and s below? I remember when I was in junior high school, my geography score was basically 100. Take this opportunity to review the basic knowledge: the equator is the longest circumferential line in the trajectory generated by various points on the earth's surface with the rotation of the earth. The equatorial radius is 6378.2km and the equatorial circumference is 40075.02km (2490 1 mile). It divides the earth into two hemispheres, the northern hemisphere in the north and the southern hemisphere in the south, which is the baseline for dividing latitude. The equatorial latitude is 0, which is the longest latitude on the earth. The equator is the place with the smallest acceleration of gravity on the earth. Theoretically, if you fall from here, the speed will be slower and you should not become fat, haha!

In addition, the equator is the factory of species. Compared with other species less fortunate to enjoy this geographical advantage, equatorial animals live in an almost perfect environment, whether it is temperature, humidity or available food. The only disadvantage of living in this paradise is to share resources with more than half of the species on earth! Look at these red countries, which one is not famous for its rich products?

At the equator, animals and plants grow faster, bigger and weirder than anywhere else. Sunlight in the equatorial region is the most powerful energy on earth. Because the sunlight here evaporates a lot of oceans, this effect will form a humidity column in such a large area, then form wind and undercurrent, and finally provide energy for life in extremely distant places.

For example, after visiting the monument scenic spot, we went to the supermarket and bought almost ten kinds of fruits (the same one was bought, and the salespeople were crazy). In addition to the common bananas, grapes, pomegranate, papaya and so on. Can you name the following fruits? Welcome to interact in the message area! I bought three or four kinds of unknown fruits yesterday. These two days, we became fruit ninjas!

The following is a classic interesting experiment, laying eggs! Put a fixed nail on the equatorial line, and then stand a raw egg firmly on it. It's that simple. Xian Yi, young and old, likes it.

There is another experiment that I haven't seen with my own eyes, but I have seen it online before: pour a basin of water into a sink with a hole in the middle, and the direction of the water flow is not clockwise or counterclockwise, but directly downwards without vortex.

More than that. Vendors can often be seen pulling tourists to weigh near the equator line. People here are lighter than people in other places 1 kg. The reason is that the equatorial line is least affected by the gravity of the earth, so the lady who weighs herself here laughs the most.

What are these interesting experimental principles?

This is because the earth rotates around its axis from west to east, and the rotation speed decreases from equator to poles, while the rotation speed at equator is the most stable.

There are many interesting shops, cafes and museums around the monument. It's not bad to visit here for a day if you have time.

Finally, when we were about to leave, we saw people queuing up to enter a mini museum, and they followed. There used to be science and education films about the birth of the universe and interstellar travel.

The vastness of the universe, like a chestnut in the sea, is not worth mentioning; The universe is eternal, and life is like a meteor, which is fleeting.

It is inevitable to sigh how small you are and can't make waves; But I'm glad I still have a chance to flap the wings of butterflies in my life!