"Marseille's terrain is undulating, surrounded by limestone hills on three sides, with beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, the Mediterranean Sea in the southeast, deep water and wide harbors, no rapids and rapids, 10,000-ton giant ships can be unimpeded, and there are Rhône and flat river valleys and Nordic Union in the west, and the geographical location is unique. ”

"The port is made up of Marseille, La Vera, Fosse and Rhône-Saint-Louis, with an annual cargo volume of 100 million tons, making it the largest gateway for foreign trade in France. ”

"Located on the Mediterranean coast, formerly part of the department of Provence, it is the largest commercial port in France and the largest in the Mediterranean, Marseille is the largest seaport in France, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, it is the oldest city in the history of France. ”

"We'll introduce it here, and we'll leave it for a while, but let's visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of Garde. ”

Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie followed Xia Yuxiang and Professor Abner up the mountain to reach the cathedral, where there is a golden gilded statue of Our Lady up to 9.7 meters above the main building, which is said to be seen from almost any angle in Marseille, and the cathedral has become the symbol of Marseille.

"Wow, this statue of the Virgin is really solemn and beautiful, the sculpture of the French is really very good!" Meng Wenjie praised.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Gard enters through the main door of the church, and the monks, who have practiced here all their lives, have heard from Professor Abner that the monks start their first prayer at 2 a.m. every day and return to their dormitories in the afternoon for vespers.

"Wow, it seems that it's not easy to be a monk, I have to get up at 2 o'clock in the morning, I'm definitely not good, I'm used to lying in bed, and I feel comfortable sleeping for a while!"

Professor Abner smiled, "Yes, every place has its own rules!"

Walk down the stairs from the east side into the church, where there are many model boats praying for safe sailing, and the walls still bear the traces of gunfire between the German and Allied forces during the Second World War.

The history is gone, but these ancient buildings have always preserved some of the remnants of the past for future generations to follow.

Nowadays, people have forgotten the details of the Second World War, and future generations do not care who wins and who loses in those victories, but to learn from the war and yearn for peace, the most stupid thing for human beings is to kill each other, coexist peacefully, work together to face challenges and difficulties, and work together to build the future, which is the wise and wise choice.

For this, the world has an understanding, although there are still disputes in human beings, but the "Belt and Road" has pointed out the direction for the world, if all countries in the world can seek common ground while reserving differences, and work together to build the future, then the world will be peaceful.

Professor Xia Yuxiang stared at the cathedral and listened to the monks chanting, although the language barrier, but he could roughly understand what the monks were reading, no matter what religion they believed, Buddhism or the Bible, they were all teaching people to be kind, reciting scriptures, to seek peace and peace of mind.

After visiting this cathedral, head Xia Yuxiang took everyone to the Château d'If by the way.

Located on the island of Yves in the Mediterranean Sea outside the old port district, the Château d'If is a large port on the Mediterranean coast of southern France and the gateway to Marseille, about 2,000 meters from the coast, in the twenties of the 16th century, in order to defend against Spanish aggression, the French king François ordered the construction of this fortress and the placement of cannons.

It was a bit of a surprise to Meng Wenjie to see such an ancient cannon, boys are more fond of military affairs, he walked in front of the cannon with great interest, stroked the cannon body with his hand and looked down.

"It's quite big, and it looks quite powerful!"

Commander Xia Yuxiang nodded, "Maybe it's the best cannon at that time!"

Professor Abner said: "Because of its unique terrain, it has become a battleground for soldiers!"

Commander Xia Yuxiang said: "Although so many years have passed, and the flames of war and gunpowder have long gone, looking at these things, I can still imagine how fierce the battle is!"

"Yes, France was very close to Spain, Spain had waged wars many times to invade France, and Napoleon had led French troops to defeat the invaders," said Professor Abner. ”

"The history of the world is basically aggression and counter-aggression, no matter what country it is, there is roughly such a historical process, in the war people defend their homeland, bloody battles, sacrifice many people for their country, some of them become famous anti-aggression generals, remembered by history forever, there are many unknown soldiers, their names are not remembered by history, but they also contribute, so France still has many monuments to commemorate some unknown heroes. ”

"Do you still have these weapons left?"

Professor Abner shook his head, "History will always pass, and with the innovation of weapons such as ships and cannons, this castle gradually lost its strategic value, and later became a national prison, you must not have imagined it, right?"

Qu Lihua smiled, "It's really unexpected!"

"It's right if you can't think of it, there are some things that humans can't predict, let it be!"

Along the way, everyone listened to Professor Abner's explanation, but also got to know this castle, the castle is surrounded by sparkling waves, beautiful scenery, the bustling city of Marseille is hidden from time to time on the blue sea, and the flowing clouds and light blue sky, forming a harmonious and beautiful picture.

You can hear the laughter of tourists not far away, both European and Asian, who speak different languages and come to take pictures with their cameras and mobile phones.

The weather is also very sunny, come to France, Qu Lihua's parasol has not been used, France does not rain as often as the UK, the weather in France is famous for its good, there are many sunny days, the temperature is moderate, not too hot, not very cold, very suitable for human habitation.

It's a pleasure to travel in France, the scenery is beautiful, there are mountains and rivers, the tourism industry is also very well developed, there are many cathedrals and castles, and there are cafes or bars halfway up the mountain.

The French are very romantic, they are not as industrious as Chinese, they are always busy working, in order to support their families, they are always not idle for a moment, the employment rate of French women is far less high than that of Chinese women, they prefer to stay at home as housewives, take care of children, and do housework.

I also like to plant flowers, plant grass, and decorate my home as beautiful as an art painting, French bread is also delicious, French baguettes are very common here, young people like to buy, relatively hard bread, at first Qu Lihua was very unaccustomed, felt too hard, couldn't bite, didn't like to eat, she gave her French baguette to Meng Wenjie to eat.

Meng Wenjie gnawed with relish, he had good teeth, and he felt that trying different delicacies was a great fun thing in life.

"I like to eat French baguettes, it's a little harder, but it's delicious, as long as you can take the first bite, you can take the second bite, and you can eat it all!"

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