Chapter 97: Osh City
The National Historical Museum of Kyrgyzstan, located on the north side of Alatau Square, has a collection of more than 130,000 items, including frescoes, ancient Kyrgyzstan-style embroidery and carpets, as well as precious relics of the Silk Road.
"It is said that if you want to understand the history of a country, you must first go to its museum!" Zhou Sen went to the museum to see, there are still a lot of feelings, many collections are old treasures, it is not easy to see, these precious things, preserved, it is really not easy to pass on to today, condensing the wisdom of the ancestors, listening to the explanation of the museum staff, but also learned a lot about the history and culture of this country, the murals are also very exquisite, colorful, there are a variety of different figures, and embroidery also lives alone, although there is no Chinese embroidery girl ingenuity, but there are also local customs, standing here, Zhou Sen is very patient with a work, a work to see the pastγ
It's rare to come once, I still think it's very interesting, for this country, the Chinese audience is really not very familiar, China is more familiar with Japan, South Korea, European and American countries, Thailand, etc., and there are more tourists, and there are not many Chinese tourists who come to the five Central Asian countries to travel.
The city of Broken Leaves, east of Bishkek, is known as the site of Ak-Beshim and is one of the only three remaining heritage sites of the Silk Road in Kyrgyzstan.
After more than 1,000 years of wind and rain, this ancient city of the Tang Dynasty has weathered into a huge mound, climb the ruins of this ancient city overgrown with weeds, you can clearly see the 26-kilometer-long wall of the city wall built by the Tang Dynasty army.
Although it has become a huge mound, it still bears witness to history.
Zhou Sen and Assange talked about the Silk Road, and they were very emotional, and Assange also thought that China's Silk Road was great.
For two millennia, the Great Silk Road was an important trade route connecting the highly civilized East and West, with caravans full of people and goods crossing mountains, deserts, rivers and continents, spreading culture, ideas, technology, religion and wealth along the way.
The main arteries of the Silk Road pass through the land of Kyrgyzstan, where hospitable ancestors and mountains and rivers bring life to the desert lands of neighboring countries.
The Tien Shan valley sheltered merchants, artisans, clergy and soldiers who traveled the 2,500-kilometre distance between East and West, and at the height of the Silk Roads, three trade routes passed through Kyrgyzstan, prompting UNESCO to list the Chang'an-Tien Shan Corridor as a World Heritage Site in 2014.
Three kilometres from Kyrgyzstan's Naryn province, the elaborate Tashrabat caravan was a typical accommodation for 15th-century Silk Road travelers, who could relive these historical routes and World Heritage sites on horseback, buggy, bicycle or motorcycle, some of which were served by Mongolian yurts.
Zhou Sen smiled happily as he looked at the horses, camel teams, off-road vehicles, and motorcycles.
"I didn't expect the locals to prepare so much transportation for tourists?"
"Yes, these are our common means of transportation here, where we can drive, we drive off-road vehicles, motorcycles, if we need to walk alone, we ride bicycles, if the mountain road is not flat, vehicles cannot pass, we rely on the ancient method, rely on horses, rely on camel teams, these animals, in the mountain road than modern means of transportation is much more effective, some mountain roads, modern means of transportation completely out of order. β
Speaking of this history, Zhou Sen is very emotional, coming here can re-experience the Silk Road, you can borrow to live in the homes of local herdsmen, and the herdsmen are simple and warm and welcome Zhou Sen to interview.
"Are there a lot of tourists here?" Zhou Sen asked Asangi.
Kyrgyzstan is a great destination for anthropological tourism. β
"We have all kinds of peaks here, the peaks are all natural, the ancient petroglyphs on the cave walls date back to the 8th century BC, and the ancient cemeteries near the sites of battlefields across the country mark the inheritance of various cultures. β
"About 5,000 historical and cultural sites provide a snapshot of the ancient history of Kyrgyzstan, archaeological excavations carried out in the shallow waters of Lake Issyk-Kul and the remains of their buildings preserve artifacts of advanced civilizations on a considerable scale. β
"Mr. Zhou, I can take you to have a look!"
"You have an old saying in China, called 'hearing is false, seeing is believing', I will take you on a field trip, you will have a deeper understanding when you see it!"
"Okay, I'm quite willing to take a look, your country has your characteristics, which is different from our China. β
When I went in and looked at it, I really felt a difference.
Zhou Sen said: "I didn't know enough about the peaks, but I didn't expect that there were caves in the mountains, and there were still so many rock paintings and archaeological sites. β
"Yes, each country has its own characteristics, different geographical locations, different landforms, and different civilizations and cultures, Mr. Zhou, I will take you to other places to see!"
"Good!"
In the south of Kyrgyzstan, the city of Osh, located in the fertile Fogana Valley, attracts many tourists interested in ancient crafts, mausoleums and temples.
Osh is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Basin of Kyrgyzstan, at the southeastern end of the Fergana Basin, near the mouth of the Akbra River, and is often referred to as the "southern capital of Kyrgyzstan".
One of the oldest settlements in Central Asia, the city of Osh was known as a center for silk production and processing on the Silk Road as early as the 8th century AD, a famous trade route that crossed the Alai Mountains to Kashgar eastward.
Zhou Sen originally thought that this place would be very backward, but he did not expect that this is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, and the modern high-rise buildings and ancient buildings complement each other, making this ancient city rejuvenated.
Named after the prophet Solomon, Mount Suleiman in the heart of the city is home to 101 sites of human and animal petroglyphs and 17 ancient places of worship, all of which bear witness to the religious status of Mount Suleiman in the past.
While two 16th-century temples that have undergone extensive restoration, confirming that local believers served, the hill is a UNESCO cultural heritage site at the crossroads of the Silk Roads, and its museum is built in a cave that showcases historic historical sites.
Located in the Ferghana Basin in southern Kyrgyzstan, in the heart of Osh Osh Oblast, the Holy Mount Suleymani is the most complete symbol of the sacred mountain in Central Asia.
Located in the heart of the city of Osh, at the crossroads of the Silk Road in Central Asia, Mount Suleyman, known as Maijia, is made up of five peaks that stretch and intersect, and its five peaks and slopes are interspersed with numerous ancient pilgrimage sites and caves with rock paintings, which have always been the guiding light of travelers and are revered as a sacred mountain.
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