Chapter 209: Vicchio Bridge
"I'll take you to see the Ponte Vecchio again, and take a different view, we used to look indoors and outside!" Oliver said.
"Okay, I've heard of this bridge for a long time, I've been to Italy before, but I didn't go because of the tight time, this time I have the opportunity to take a look!"
Waiting for this ancient bridge to appear in front of everyone, Qu Lihua was still attracted by the exotic customs, Oliver introduced to everyone, the Vicchio Bridge is located in Florence, Italy, built in 1345, is the oldest bridge in Florence.
Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone arch bridge famous for the fact that shops are still built on the bridge as it used to be, it is the only bridge in Florence after the Second World War, Ponte Vecchio is one of the most famous bridges in the world.
Xia Yuxiang, the head of the regiment, said: "This bridge is really not easy, the time is so ancient, it is a miracle to be able to preserve it until now, many bridges can not withstand the tempering of the years, some are damaged, some need to be demolished, because the urban construction has been demolished and rebuilt, there will be no bridges." ”
"Yes, Captain Xia, it is not easy to preserve such an ancient bridge, it is not easy to preserve it until now, when I was a child, there was a small bridge in front of my house, and when I was in college, it was demolished, and the slope of the bridge was very steep, and then the bridge in our house was demolished and rebuilt, and the steep slope was flattened. ”
"When I was a child riding a bicycle, I fell off the bridge, my knees were broken, I remember that incident very well, although many years have passed, but I always remember that the bridge in front of our house, only after a short period of more than ten years, it was demolished and rebuilt, the Vicchio Bridge has a history of more than 400 years, in such a long time, I met many people, to withstand the natural sun and rain, but also experienced the change of times, it is a miracle that it can still stand here. ”
"Yes, it's not easy, it's not easy for a bridge to be so intact, it's still so strong, it's not collapsed, it's not damaged, it's passable for pedestrians and vehicles, and the weighing capacity still meets people's needs. ”
"Every bridge has its history, but the Pont Vecchio used to be the corridor between the Uffizi Palace and the Palazzo Pitti, the Palazzo Vecchio, which was once the residence of the Medici family. ”
"We have already introduced the Medici family before, this family is very powerful, the bridge is very old, it is rare that it has been preserved to this day, we will stay here for a while, so that everyone can move freely on the shore and see the surrounding scenery. ”
Qu Lihua stood on the bank, looking at the bridge, there are three bridge piers, due to the age, the color of the bridge deck is pale yellow, the mark of the years has appeared, but it is still firm, pedestrians and vehicles can pass through it, and the pale yellow building with the color matching next to it looks simple and has a classical European style, the river is quietly like a mirror, reflected out, looks like an oil painting.
Oliver said: "The bridge also has a bit of a connection to China, as the most cultural and artistic brand in Italy, Vicchio was introduced to China in 2015 and is headquartered in the sister city of Ningbo, which has a deep connection with Florence. ”
"The 1575 Italian hand-painted oil on the ancient map of the world, which shows mountains and seas, but only a few cities, Ningbo is the only city in Zhejiang that has been identified. ”
Hearing Oliver say this, Qu Lihua was immediately attracted, her eyes widened, and she listened more carefully.
Xia Yuxiang said: "This map shows that Florence and Ningbo have a history of exchanges for hundreds of years, and Florence and Ningbo are sister cities. ”
"Therefore, China's Silk Road still has a far-reaching influence in the world, and China has paved the way of friendship and spread Chinese civilization to the world. ”
"At that time, there was already trade between the two cities, and the exchange of goods was also a process of mutual understanding and mutual promotion, and it was not easy to retain friendship after such a long time. ”
Oliver nodded, "Yes, it sounds amazing, at that time, Italy was still full of mystery about China, a big country in the East, and many people in Europe had never been to the East, and they were full of good expectations and longing for the mysterious East." ”
Meng Wenjie said: "People are always not satisfied with staying in one place, after a long time, they are always eager to go to the outside world to see, just like we Chinese want to see the world, we have a popular saying in recent years, 'The world is so big, I want to see it'." ”
"Yes, that's what this sentence is, I also think that if there is a chance, it is very meaningful to go to the world to see, when the World Expo is held in Shanghai, many people rush to come, queue up for a long time, just want to see how the world is like, like to go to other pavilions to have a look, there are some people who can't go abroad, they are eager to see the pavilions of other countries, to understand a different style, want to see the customs of other countries through the exhibition. Qu Lihua said.
Oliver said: "Yes, Chinese want to go abroad and understand the world, and we Italians are also eager to go out of Italy, go to study elsewhere, go to Asia to see, people are always full of curiosity about different lives, want to understand the rules of the world." ”
Xia Yuxiang said: "This promotes trade, with the Internet economy, the world is flat, more and more young people can learn about the world through the Internet, compared with the previous ancestors, modern young people have more opportunities to go abroad, go to other countries to see, for most of the people due to opportunities or economic conditions, can not go abroad, we also hope that we shoot the program, can take everyone out of the country, take a look, see' The history and culture of the countries along the Belt and Road, follow our lens to feel the local customs. ”
"Yes, trade was frequent, the distance between the two cities was narrowed, and friendship spread. Oliver said.
Adhering to the brand of Italian culture and art center, Vicchio brings the most artistic culture of Italy to China, and combines the local reality to formulate the spirit of spreading the wonderful and planning the future.
"This is our trade when we summarize, human beings are groping, while moving forward, constantly summing up experience, learning from each other's good advantages, developing strengths and avoiding weaknesses, learning from each other, the future needs more and more countries along the route, work together to build the future, such a consensus has been recognized by more and more people, this is the common dream of mankind. ”