Chapter 34: The Gift
Early the next morning, Zhou Zhenguo dragged the five people up from room to room, and said: "Hurry up and eat, you will go out with me in a while, today is guaranteed to be the most comfortable day for you to come to Moscow, but I have even arranged a place to eat at noon." ”
Wang Dali obviously didn't wake up a little, and said in a daze: "Brother Zhou, I finally have a chance to sleep lazy, but I was disturbed by you like this, my life is really bitter." I won't be able to sleep when I go back, it seems that we are working hard. ”
After everyone finished the prepared breakfast, they got in the car and went straight to Red Square, a famous square in the center of Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, located in the center of Moscow, adjacent to the Kremlin in the southwest. It is a place where mass rallies and military parades are held on important holidays in the Soviet Union. It was founded at the end of the 15th century and took its current name in the second half of the 17th century. The Kremlin is on the west side, the State Historical Museum on the north side, the department store on the east side, and the Vasily Braren Church on the south side. Near the Moskva River, Lenin's Mausoleum is located in the middle of the palace wall. The tomb is a review stand, and on both sides is a viewing platform.
The international popularity of Red Square is much greater than that of ** square, but it is not as big as imagined, only about 1/5 of ** square. The ground is unique, all paved with stones, which looks ancient and sacred. Red Square is a testimony to the history of Moscow and the pride of Muscovites.
On the west side of Red Square is the Red Wall of Lenin's Tomb and the Kremlin and three towers, and on the south side of Red Square is the Basilica Cathedral, the most classic symbol of Moscow; On the north side is the State Historical Museum, built in 1873 and a landmark of Moscow. There is also a statue of Marshal Zhukov, a hero of World War II, built to commemorate the 5o anniversary of the victory in World War II, as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. To the east is Gum Mall, one of the world's top 10 department stores.
Red Square, clinging to the Kremlin wall, is the central square of Moscow. The square is 7oo meters long, 13o meters wide, with a total area of more than 90,000 square meters, and has been called "Red Square" since the middle of the 17th century. Since the 17th century, it has been the commercial center of Moscow and the site of important edicts and triumphal parades of the Tsarist government. After the October Revolution, it became a place where important holidays were celebrated in the Soviet Union.
Lenin's Mausoleum, located southwest of Red Square, was originally built as a wooden structure and was built in stone in 193o. The mausoleum is half buried in the ground and half exposed to the ground. The stele engraved with the inscription "Lenin" in front of the tomb weighs 6o tons. The Cathedral of St. Bassell to the south symbolizes the solemnity of the former Iron Curtain Capital.
Once on Red Square, you must go to the nearby Kremlin and the Basil Cathedral, the Kremlin's "Kremlin" means "inner city" in Russian. In Mongolian, it means "fortress". It is located in the center of the Russian capital on the Borovitsky Hill, bordered by the Moscow River to the south, the Alexander Garden to the northwest, and the Red Square to the southeast.
The wall, which has survived to this day, is 2,235 meters long, 6 meters thick and 14 meters high, with 18 towers, which are divided into triangular walls, the most spectacular and famous of which is the Sbasky Bell Tower with its chiming bells. The five largest gate towers and arrow towers are equipped with a ruby pentagram, which is known as the Kremlin Red Star.
The Kremlin's tall and sturdy walls and bell towers, golden-domed churches, ancient pavilions and palaces make up a group of incomparably beautiful and majestic artistic complexes. It is a symbol of the Soviet Union, one of the largest architectural complexes in the world, a treasure trove of historical, cultural and artistic monuments, and enjoys the reputation of "the eighth wonder of the world".
Vasily Cathedral is a Soviet Orthodox church, showing the 16th-century Soviet folk art style. The whole church is cleverly combined by nine towers; On a high pedestal, eight brightly coloured, full-bodied towers surround the central tower. The central tower is 47.5 meters high from the foundation to the top, with a golden drum dome, a prismatic column with deep niches carved on the upper floor, and a ring of tall oblong windows on the lower level.
The arrangement of the remaining eight towers is: one larger tower in the east, west, north and south directions of the outer ring, all octagonal prismatic columns and drum domes: on the diagonal diagonal between these four towers are four small towers, the architectural decoration is simple and compact, and is connected to the large tower by means of a bucket arch.
The main entrance of the eight towers all faces the cloister in the central church, so that you can enter from any one door to see the whole of the church. The exterior of the church is surrounded by corridors and staircases. Inside the church, almost all the aisles and the empty walls by the doors and windows of each chapel are painted with frescoes from the 16th ~ I7th centuries.
The time of the day passed quickly, Zhou Zhenguo looked at Chen Er, who was still unsatisfied, and said: "How about it, I didn't lie to you, although this place does not have as long a long history as our China, but it has its own uniqueness in some buildings." Take this church as an example, most of the people who believe in Buddhism and Taoism in China believe in it, so except for temples and Taoist temples, there are basically very few such Western buildings. ”
Wang Dali answered: "Brother Zhou, what you said is really right, when I was in China, except for the foreign concession in Shanghai, I really didn't see such a building in other places. But we haven't been in it before, so I guess it's not as grand as it seems here. ”
Built in 1893, the "Gum" mall is more like a palace than a shop, with a beige building in the classical European style and a colorful church next to it harmoniously forming a beautiful scenery on Red Square. The "Gum" is a glass-roofed, three-storey building with three large arches, consisting of hundreds of shops, including porcelain, handicrafts, clothing, and general merchandise with Soviet characteristics, as well as a wide variety of imported goods.
After some shopping, under Zhou Zhenguo's repeated insistence, he finally bought some small gifts for each of the five people, of course, the price was not very expensive, because Zhou Zhenguo knew that they would not accept expensive things. This day can be described as quite happy, in a burst of laughter of several people, get in the car and return to the residence, but at the door is met Andrelovich, which makes Chen Er a little surprised.
Andrelovich said: "Dear Chen, you have made me wait, I have been here for more than half an hour, and if you don't come back, I will go back." As he spoke, he took out a big box from the back seat of the car and handed it to Chen Er.
Chen Er asked suspiciously: "Andre, what are you doing here, why did you suddenly give me something?" ”
Andre said a little sadly: "Chen Er, I'm very happy to stay with you for a while, but I'm going back to the barracks tomorrow morning, and you're about to return to China, I don't know when I will see you again, you must accept this little gift, and it is also a little bit of my friend's heart, you must not refuse." ”
"Besides, this is just a little bit of a gadget, but you have to put away the bottle of good wine inside, this is what I won from Shaq last time at the welcome reception, but alcohol is not allowed in the barracks, so I'll give it to you, anyway, it's the good luck you brought that won it."
Chen Er could only take the box, as the saying goes, he really has nothing to give away, but since everyone has expressed their sincerity, Chen Er simply took out a piece of jade pendant that he bought at Li Jun's house last time, and if he gave it away, there would only be one piece left.
Chen Er said: "You take this, we Chinese pay attention to courtesy, this jade pei is also a good thing on your side, even if it is my return gift." Andre took the jade pendant and looked at it and put it away, although he didn't know much about this, but looking at Chen Er's serious appearance, this thing shouldn't be wrong, wait until you go home and find a special person to take a look, maybe you have earned it this time.
Originally, I wanted to invite Andre to come in and sit, but Andre refused, he said: "We will meet again, I will leave today, my father has stipulated that I must be home before eight o'clock, it seems that there is something to tell me today, I am leaving." ”
In Chen Er's eyes, Andre got into the car and disappeared into the vast night, and Chen Er walked towards the house with the box in his arms. Wang Dali followed Chen Er curiously and said, "Chen Er, open it for everyone to see, I'm curious about what this Andre will give you, let us open our eyes." The jade pendant you just now won't be a stall, look at this kid is still stupid and stupid. ”
Chen Er said helplessly, where is the stall, it can't be said to be a treasure-level thing, at least there are not many on the market. opened the box in front of him, and the first thing he saw was a bottle of wine, anyway, it was all in Soviet language, as for what brand Chen Er really didn't know.
Next, he took out some messy gadgets from the box, what watches, compasses, magnifying glasses and the like, but in the end, a smaller box appeared at the bottom of the box, Chen Er held it in his hand heavily, it wouldn't be an iron guy.
When I opened it, everyone was a little shocked, this is not only an iron guy, but also a beautiful iron guy, Wang Dali took it in his hand and said: "Good guy, this gift is a little more valuable, Browning M191O Commemorative Edition." It seems that this is still a new gun, and after glancing at the box of bullets attached to the box, Wang Dali's face was full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Chen Er didn't expect Andre to give him such a pistol, fortunately it was a pistol, and it shouldn't be too much of a problem to return to China by train, but he would definitely have to report it after he went back. Otherwise, if you have a gun casually, although it was given by someone else, it will inevitably cause some trouble, Chen Er took the pistol and tried it, not to mention that this pistol is small, it is really handy to use.
Chen Er looked at Zhou Zhenguo and asked, "Brother Zhou, there will be no problem with me taking this guy on the train." Chen Er couldn't help but be a little worried.
"Don't worry, I'll let my father greet them when the time comes." A few people went to sleep because of the fatigue of today's play.
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