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Taste the craftsmanship of Nalan Shiqi. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 So Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo had a second dinner and tasted Turkey's more famous wine, rakiraki, called lion's milk, which was hard to drink. After dinner, rest, tomorrow is a day worth looking forward to. Pamukkale Pamukkale - Hierapolis.

Today, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo mainly visited Pamukkale, including Hierapolis and Calcification Pool, the two attractions are together, and can be reached within walking distance from the hotel where Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo lived. Due to the large amount of content, Yunluo is divided into two parts.

Pamukkale (Pamukkale) is located in the territory of Denizli Province in southwest Turkey, and is named after the snow-white castle that resembles a snow-white castle. Pamukkale is 160 meters high and 2,700 meters long. The city is rich in hot springs and limestone caves, where water flows through terraces rich in carbonate minerals.

At the top of Pamukkale lies the famous ancient city of Hierapolis, where you can see Roman temples and baths. The climate is mild for most of the year. Pamukkale is a famous tourist attraction in Turkey. There are only a few places in the world that have a similar landscape.

These include Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, Huanglong, China. Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis on it were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1988. Before being listed as a World Heritage Site, Pamukkale was neglected in the latter decades of the 20th century, and the hotel was built on the grounds and the water from the hot springs was used to fill the hotel's swimming pool.

The pool dried up. The wastewater discharged from the hotel is a brown spot on the white rocks. An airfield runway was also built on Pamukkale. Visitors walk directly on the rocks in their shoes, bathe in the hot springs with soap and shampoo, and even ride bikes or motorbikes up and down the slopes. At the time of its World Heritage designation, Pamukkale was losing its former charm.

The Turkish government then strengthened protective measures to restore Pamukkale to its original appearance. The hotel was demolished, and the road up and down Pamukkale was covered with artificial pools, and visitors were required to enter the attraction barefoot. Brown-spotted rocks are not covered by water. Rather, they are exposed to the sun in order to make the rocks whiter, so those pools are dry.

Hierapolis (Greek: ?ep?πoλi?holy city) is an ancient Greek city on top of hot springs, located in southwestern Turkey, near Denizli. Hierapolis and Pamukkale are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The hot springs have been used for healing since the second century BC, and people come here to treat their ailments.

Many of them. Retire or die here. The sprawling cemetery is filled with sarcophagi, including the sarcophagus of Marcus Aurelius. The watermill is also a sight to behold. The large baths were built of huge stone blocks without the use of cement, and were joined together by various open or closed components. The interior of the bathroom has deep alcoves and is an enclosed or open space such as a library, gymnasium, etc.

This complex was built in the 2nd century BC and constitutes a fine example of vaulted architecture. The complex is now an archaeological museum. 【Trip begins】Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo got up in the morning to look at the calcification pool in the distance from the hotel, and they are looking forward to today's trip. After cleaning up, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo came to the upper floor for breakfast. There is a terrace which is beautiful.

Regarding the introduction of this hotel, Yunluo will be specified in the [Accommodation] section in the [Practical Guide] later. After eating, the owner of the hotel sent a car to take Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to the main entrance of the attraction, which is a 3-kilometer drive from the entrance and exit, on the mountain.

This is the entrance and ticket office. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were not in a hurry to go in first, there was a hill next to them, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo walked up to take a look. Come to the hill. You can see a little further here, and there are a lot of tours coming at this time. These tours should all come from Denizli in the morning.

Put a map of the scenic area, the current location of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo is at the south gate below, on the east side of the scenic area is the ancient site of Hierapolis, and on the west side is the famous calcification pool. The ticket is 30 lira (90 RMB) per person. Buy a ticket, enter. Entering the south gate, Yunluo climbed on top of the stone gate. You can see that the main road to the left is in the direction of the calcification pool.

If you want to get to Hierapolis, you need to take the mountain road on the right. In fact, there are many dirt roads below, and there was no one along the way on the road that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo walked, and later saw a Korean team go up the mountain on another road, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo even wondered if this was an impassable road.

However, later Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo discovered that all roads led to Rome. After walking a short distance, you can already see a lot of monuments. Hierapolis was founded in 190 BC. (Qin Shi Huang unified China in 221 BC, and 190 BC was the reign of Emperor Hui of Han, the son of Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty), and was founded by King Pergamum of Pergamum.

It used to be a recuperation center. It flourished during the Roman Empire and even more during the Byzantine Empire, when the majority of the population was Jewish and Orthodox Christians. Frequent earthquakes brought disaster, and after a major earthquake in 1334, Hierapolis was finally abandoned. There are snails on the road!

Almost stepped on! Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo run straight to the spectacular Roman theater. The majestic Roman Theatre, built by the emperors Hadrian and Septimius Severus, can accommodate more than 12,000 spectators. Most of the stage, some of the trim panels, and the VIP "box" seating in the front row have been retained.

The echo effect of the theater is very good, when Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo visited, there happened to be a Korean group, and the tour guide took everyone to applaud rhythmically, and it turned out that the echo of applause came from all sides of the theater, as if many people were applauding, it was amazing! After visiting the Roman Theater, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo did not go down the mountain with the tourists.

Instead, the search for new monuments continues along another road up the mountain, with the martyrium of St. Philip Theapostle in the distance. This road looks not far, but it actually winds and turns for a long time. Looking back, no one followed Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, only bare trees.

Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo came to the martyrdom of St. Philip the Apostle. There is an intricate octagonal structure on the ground, and it is said that it was here that St. Philip was martyred. The arches of the 8 ** auditoriums are marked with crosses, and at first the interior was heptagonal. This one was taken from a height above the ground, and the octagon was not visible, so Yunluo decided to climb to a high place.

This is from the next hill and you can see the whole whole picture of the martyrdom. But I still can't tell it's an octagon. So, Yunluo decided to climb to that high ground to have a look. I can finally see the octagon, but unfortunately the lens is not wide enough. Let's take a look! There are many different accounts of St. Philip from ancient sources.

According to an apocryphal ancient source, when Philip died, an abyss of blood opened in the ground, devouring the Roman governors, snake worshippers, their temples, and some 7,000 hapless onlookers. In August 2011, the body of St. Philip was found inside a Byzantine building excavated by Italian archaeologists.

About 40 meters from the martyrdom, this sensational news has rekindled interest in St. Philip and Hierapolis. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo began to descend the mountain, and the white scene in the distance was the calcification pool. On the way down the mountain, we passed a place called St. Philip's Gate, but there was no "door" anymore.

Coming down from the mountain, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo came to the Temple of Apollo, where they were basically invisible. There is still a relatively clear text on the stone here, but I don't know what it means. At the foot of the mountain, next to the calcification pool is an ancient swimming pool, the water temperature is 36 degrees, and the water is rich in minerals.

There is also a public swimming pool next to it, but it costs 7.5 lira (22.5 yuan) to enter, and there are many people inside, all foreigners. Lots of places to rest next to the pool and restaurants to eat. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo felt that it was more expensive, so they rested here for a while, and then continued to visit.

After the break, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo did not go to the calcification pool, but went north to visit the remaining ruins of Hierapolis. It's a church, but all you can see is rubble now. Further south, here is the Arch of Domitian, which leads through the ancient commercial axis.

This is an ancient public toilet. Continue to the north, walk out of this ancient commercial street, and a cemetery appears in front of you. There were all kinds of coffins of all kinds all over the floor. This kind of coffin is still a duplex structure! Some of them are engraved with dense text. A panoramic view of the cemetery. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo returned along another road parallel to the ancient commercial street of Hierapolis.

The road leads directly to the calcification pool, which is very green, and the scenery on both sides is completely different from that of the monuments. A large area of greenery, with Hierapolis on the left and calcification pools on the right. Many people play paragliding here, and you can see the whole landscape, which is very good, but I heard that you have to make a reservation in advance.

As you continue to walk on, there are all kinds of flowers and plants on the side of the road, as well as a stream flowing down from the mountain. Further on, I finally saw the legendary calcification pool. People here do not go up to the road, but can only walk along the side path, until they reach the open spot where people are allowed to enter.

Due to poor protection at the beginning, many places are not so white. Walking further, you can see that the group of people in the distance is the place where tourists are allowed to enter the scenic spot. There is already water here. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were about to enter, and they needed to take off their shoes, but Yunluo wanted to say, this entrance looks really dirty! (To be continued.) )

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