Chapter 137: How to go

81_81885These stories are all beautiful legends about the labyrinth. Whatever its authenticity, it at least illustrates a kind of hope, a kind of spiritual sustenance. Some are dark, some are beautiful. But I believe that the intentions of the creators of this particular architectural form are good.

Save zài is reasonable. For a thing to arise, there must be a reason for it. In the old Western world, there are examples of these things everywhere too:

Once upon a time, King Minos ruled Crete. It was customary for Minos to pay tribute to Poseidon, the god of the sea, every year. One year, when he did not send the promised sacrificial bull to the god of the sea, Poseidon became angry and decided to take revenge.

Poseidon possessed the body of a bull and seduced Queen Parsiphae, the wife of King Minos. Naturally, he had a relationship with Queen Persiphae. Soon after, the queen gave birth to a monster with the head of a bull and a human body, the Minotaur.

In order to hide the monster from the public, King Minos ordered Daedalus, the island's best craftsman, to build a labyrinth: a strange underground house, with corridors farther and farther away from the light, and no exit could be found. Then, the Minotaur autumn is all here.

The frenzied Minotaur wandered between the walls, rushing left and right, feeding himself with the boys and girls that the king of Athens had paid tribute to.

Finally, one day, the Athenian prince Theseus broke into the labyrinth with a sword. He left all the way the thread released by the ball of thread given to him by the daughter of the Minoan king, Ariadne, and killed the minotaur. And along the line found the exit. Get out of the maze alive. Successfully eradicated this scourge of the world and saved the lives of countless boys and girls.

Labyrinth diagrams are found in many religious texts and buildings. For example, the mythical story mentioned above. This is reflected in the Chartres church. In the Chapel of Chartres there is a spiral labyrinth on the floor of the nave, which divides the nave into 3/4 bays in a circular shape, with a total of 12 circles inside and outside, and finally reaches the rosette-like end of the center.

In the center, a copper plate was previously inscribed, and the relief on it was the scene of Theseus defeating the Minotaur, the monster of the Minotaur in Greek mythology. This copper plate inherits the tradition of the ancient labyrinth of Knossos and the ancient labyrinth of Egypt.

Moreover, in Mr. Li Yupei's "Desert Island Adventure". There was also a reference to this part of the labyrinth: Roque smiled and said, "It's just a myth and legend." We don't know how deep this cave is or how many forks there are. How big of a line is enough?"

Mitchell was a little anxious, and he asked, "Then what do you say?"

Roque said: "In fact, you can walk the maze without a line, you can walk according to the following three rules, you can walk." You can also get out:

First, after entering the maze, you can choose any path to go forward;

Second, if you encounter a dead end that you can't get through, return immediately and make a mark at the intersection;

Third, if you encounter a fork in the road, observe if there is any passage that you have not walked. Yes, just choose any passage and go forward; If not. Go back to the fork in the road and make a mark. Then repeat the second and third steps until you find the exit.

If you want to search all parts of the labyrinth. One more thing to add is that all the passages that are not marked must be walked through. ”

This method seems simple, but when you actually walk it, you will find that it is not as simple as you think. Moreover, this method is also very practical.

The types of mazes are mainly divided into "single maze" and "double maze". The so-called "single maze" is a maze with only one way to go. For a single maze, there is a one-size-fits-all solution. That is, walk along a certain wall. As you walk, your left (right) hand keeps touching the left (right) wall!

This method can be the most time-consuming. It may also take you to every corner and every dead end of the labyrinth. However, this seemingly most primitive and stupid method is also the most effective. No matter how complex the labyrinth is, the player will never be trapped in it forever.

And the "complex maze" is a maze with multiple ways to move. Since there are many ways to walk, there must be some places in the maze where you can walk back to the original point without looking back. This passage, which can be walked back to the point of origin, has a closed loop in the labyrinth. With this loop as a boundary, the maze can be divided into several parts.

Therefore, the complex maze is essentially composed of several single mazes.

For the complex maze, the above 'one-size-fits-all' solution may not be applicable. The premise is that the www.biquge.info and the end point of the Biqu Pavilion are within the same part of the maze. Although there are many ways to move the maze, it is likely to be more complicated. Because in a labyrinth, going around in circles is worse than going into a dead end.

According to many ancient books and ancient documents, people who fall into the labyrinth often die not because they cannot find a way out, but because their inner fear and despair defeat them. In the end, because of the despair in his heart, he gave up the hope of survival, and finally died of depression.

The world's largest botanical labyrinth, created in Heina Andel on the banks of the Indre River. It is planted with sunflowers, which are redesigned and sown by farmers every winter. In the spring, a new maze pattern grows.

When it opened in 1996, more than 85,000 people were trying to get out of the 10-acre labyrinth. But most of them end up failing. In the end, it was with the help of the designer that he successfully came out.

The longest garden labyrinth in the world, located at Longleat Manor in England. Designed and built in 1975, the 2.72-kilometre-long garden maze is made up of 16,000 yew trees. Entering from the entrance, it takes an average of 1 and a half hours to find the exit.

Because the route of the maze is too complicated, it is also a challenge for the gardener who builds the trees. In order for the challenger not to get lost for too long, there are a total of 6 gray and white wooden bridges in the maze, and the challenger can stand up and observe the current location. In addition, there are several 'lifeinlost' boards in the maze, and if they really can't find their way, challengers can lift them up for help.

Despite this, there are still many people who come to visit. There are many people who visit every day, and there are many people who are trapped inside and can't get out every day. Of course, there are comrades who have guided the path by their backs, and they will go in regularly to 'save people'. There is such a vacant space in the center of the labyrinth, as Qian Zhongshu said in "The Siege": "The people outside want to go in, and the people inside want to come out, but unfortunately, they can't do it." ”

Oddly enough, this maze was scaled down in equal proportions and then the rats were put in. Put it on that 'clearing' and put cheese on the outlet, and the rat will always be able to come out in about two minutes. Scientists are puzzled, could it be that rats are smarter than humans? In the end, scientists came to an unconvincing conclusion.

I looked at the snowy maze in front of me, trying to make a note of what it looked like and thinking about its route map in my head. In this way, we can be more relaxed and smooth when we pass guò. (To be continued).