Chapter 870 [Visiting the Nile]
After watching the documentary about the whole process of making the mummy, everyone felt a little chilled. Only the ancient Egyptians would have had the courage and technology to deal with the dead in such a way, and of course this is also related to the beliefs of the time. Even now, corpse embalmer in the West is a rather popular profession, and although it is not as scary and professional as mummification, it is also a respected profession.
This is also related to religion, whether it is Christianity or Catholicism, it is necessary to keep the body of the believer intact. When Jesus came to earth and was resurrected, these believers were also resurrected, and no body was burned to ashes. So there is such a mysterious and respected profession in the West, and that is embalmers, embalmers who specialize in handling corpses.
After the tour of the mummy exhibition hall, we went to the second floor of the museum to visit the small works of art. Most of these small pieces of art are pure gold jewelry, of course, this is the product of thousands of years ago, but the shape is still relatively exquisite, which can be compared with the gold artworks collected by the Yang family.
The Cairo Museum, that's quite big, and it would take a family a day and a half to visit it all. Due to the time constraints, only those key areas that are more interesting are selected for visiting, and the morning has passed. Towards noon, walk through the museum and sample the local cuisine at one of the best restaurants in Cairo, Egypt.
The afternoon schedule is also very tight, that is, a yacht tour of the scenery on both sides of the Nile, Egypt is located in the upper part of the Nile Delta. You can take a yacht to visit the scenery of the Nile on both sides, we talked about the Nile, the longest river in the world, which is not so good-tempered, and floods occur every year.
But the wise ancient Egyptians figured out the temper of the Nile, which flooded every year at a fixed time. Crossing the banks of the river floods the banks of the Qianli River, but when the flood waters recedes, the banks of the Nile are left with nutrient-rich silt, all of which is nutrients brought from Africa from the upper reaches of the Nile.
When the river recedes, the silt is exposed and is so fertile that even a rolling pin can grow into a towering tree. Grain can be grown by sprinkling a handful of seeds, so the ancient Egyptians established a calendar based on the flooding of the Nile, and began to cultivate crops on it after the flood waters receded. Coupled with the convenience of watering, there was a bumper harvest basically every year, which fed the entire ancient Egyptians.
This time, Yang Yong took his family to Cairo for a tour, and it was the right time to visit the agricultural areas on both sides of the Nile River on a yacht. The flood waters receded two months ago, and now the banks of the Nile are covered by acres of fertile land. There are a variety of crops that grow, but Egyptian wheat is quite famous, and the toast made is rich and delicate.
There is also a very high cash crop, which is Egyptian long-staple cotton, which is one of the most popular textile cotton in the world. Cotton cloth made of Egyptian long-staple cotton is very sought-after in the world, because the silk of this cotton is very long, it is very easy to imitate, and it is very comfortable to wear.
The Yang family attaches great importance to environmental protection and greenery, and the bedding used is made of pure cotton. Its main raw material is Egyptian long-staple cotton, so it is no stranger to the Egyptian long-staple cotton Yang family, in addition to these crops, there are many fresh melons and fruits. Tomatoes and cucumbers, Yang Yong even saw the rice planting area, I didn't expect Egypt to grow rice, grow rice in the desert, can you imagine.
The yacht rented by the Yang family is not small, and of course the price is even more expensive, with five rooms for people to live in. There is a small air wave bathtub, which also allows people to soak in it and enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river. Tonight, the people of the Yang family are living on the yacht, and even the master should come, ready to spend a romantic night on the yacht.
Of course, no matter how luxurious it is, it can't catch up with the luxury of the Anna, but it's not easy to rent such a luxurious yacht in Egypt, what else can you ask for. That night, the yacht happened to sail in Egypt's most prosperous new city, and the lights on both sides of the good house were bright, docking at the shore to enjoy the brilliant night view of the shore lights. Then there was a candlelit dinner, and the whole family was very happy.
After a night on the yacht, Yang Yong and his family set out to visit Egypt's most famous ancient city the next morning. Although the buildings in these old neighborhoods are very dirty, which building is the history of the building? The buildings are also very distinctive, especially the Grand Bazaar in the old town, which is the characteristic agricultural market, which is very lively. There are all kinds of things sold in it, only what you can't think of, and nothing that you can't buy.
And everything is good and cheap, in a ready-to-wear store that is said to be more than 200 years old, all the members of the Yang family have made a unique set of Arabic clothing. Due to the large number of clothes, the time to pick up the clothes was scheduled three days later, and the Yang family chef came to the Grand Bazaar with his assistant to buy a lot of special spices, ready to bring back to the United States to increase the freshness of the kitchen.
Egypt is also a food kingdom, with many unique delicacies waiting to be enjoyed, especially in the famous Grand Bazaar. It can be said that there is a variety of everything, everyone should not look at these food stalls as if they are very dirty and messy, even if the things in these old places are the most authentic and delicious.
If you want to experience the most traditional cuisine in Egypt, you don't dare to call yourself a maker of traditional cuisine anywhere else. No matter how dirty and messy the restaurant is, it gives people the feeling that you can't experience in any high-end hotel, that is, the vicissitudes of history.
Because there are too many delicacies, people's stomachs are limited, and they can't vomit and eat. Let's vomit after eating. So even if the people in Yang Yong's house ate a little bit of every special snack, their stomachs were full after two hours, and they couldn't even walk. The servant behind him was covered with all kinds of packaging boxes, and the contents were snacks that the Yang family liked very much, ready to buy them and eat them slowly.
When everyone was tired of walking, they came across a special café, and after entering, they didn't expect that what was being sold was actually special black tea. You said why there was an advertisement for a neon coffee cup hanging outside your teahouse, and Yang Yong understood when the black tea was served. Why is there an advertisement for a coffee cup hanging outside, because black tea is served in a coffee cup, and the color of black tea is very strong.
If you think from experience, these red and purple black tea will definitely be bitter and astringent, and you will drink it in addition to the fragrance, but also some sweetness. This is Egyptian black tea, there are not many people in the teahouse, but they are some old people, and some people still smoke shisha and feel that life is very leisurely. Seeing these people gave me a sense of tranquility, and my irritable heart calmed down unconsciously.