Chapter 1435: Roasted Camel Feast
The negotiation process with the old man went more smoothly than expected, saving a lot of trouble, kissing Peddle's face goodbye, and sitting in a Rolls-Royce to leave.
The delivery of the first car of Han's Automobile Group has been successfully completed under the attention of the media in many countries, and it was completed by the executive officer of Kessten Miller......
He was in a good mood to do something perfect in the spirit of helpfulness.
Walking hand in hand with Anya into the Hilton Hotel, and soon after coming out, there was a fat cat and Prince William by his side, and it was still early in the morning, and they were now ready to visit the Egyptian Museum.
The new headquarters building of the Egyptian government, which has not yet been put into use, is currently being renovated, and next door to the old headquarters is the world-famous Egyptian Museum, which covers an area of only 10,000 square meters, which collects the essence of ancient Egyptian culture and occupies an important and unique position in the history of the development of world civilization.
Most of the funerary objects in the tombs of the pyramids that have been excavated are stored there, and it is one of the must-see attractions when visiting Cairo.
Nowadays, there are still very few people who come to Egypt to travel, and in the future, air fares will be greatly reduced, which will make global travel faster, such as the Maldives, many people aspire to go there, but think that the cost is too expensive, with large-scale investment and development, it is now in a state of imbalance, and it may take four or five years to recover the cost.
People know the mystery of Egypt's ancient culture, but they don't have a good impression of the security environment here, and when they arrived at the entrance of the museum, they only saw a tour group composed of more than 10 people, and there was still a lot of garbage on the roadside nearby, and the local government did not arrange to place garbage cans.
Bypassing the square pond where water lilies grow, you can see a miniature version of the Sphinx, the temporary hired tour guide said that it has a history of more than 3,000 years, and now it is left to the wind and rain of nature, as mentioned before, the sculpture with a history of more than 3,000 years is really not an important item here, and there are many in the museum warehouse.
In the past, Egypt tomb robbery was too rampant, so the government moved everything that could be moved, all moved here, if you accidentally in the antique trading black market, encounter someone selling huge bricks that make up the pyramids, do not have to be surprised at all, this situation is normal, the previous government lacked management, resulting in Egyptian antiquities all over the world, it is difficult to recover.
After buying a ticket to enter the venue, the stones that make up the gate are directly moved from the pharaoh's mausoleum, and the other stone sculptures also have a long history, as if pushing open the gate of time and entering another strange civilized world.
Somehow, Han Xuan actually remembered the "Yu-Gi-Oh" cartoon he liked in his previous life at this moment, and it is said that the prototype of the seven thousand-year-old artifacts was found by the author from this museum, which is full of mystery.
Compared with the ancient Egyptian culture, among the four major civilizations, the Chinese culture that has survived to this day is not famous, and Westerners know too little about China.
Perhaps it is because the Chinese civilization is too rational and lacks the charm of the "god culture".
For example, the gods in Athenian culture, Zeus, Poseidon, Cupid and other gods are much more well-known than Taishang Laojun in the West......
Most of the ornaments are stones, so they are kept in a casual way, and occasionally people touch them, and no one comes forward to dissuade them, foreign tourists think it is strange, but they are just sparse and ordinary things for the natives, according to the white guides, some locals have lived all their lives and have never set foot here.
Han Xuan didn't have a good impression of today's tour guide, because after recognizing himself, he raised the fee to three hundred dollars, perhaps because he was contaminated with the bad habit of Egyptian residents who like to pit people, because there were no other good English tour guides, he just pinched his nose and gave the money.
On the first floor of the museum, there are historical relics from the ancient Egyptian era from the 27th to the 22nd century BC and the ancient Roman period from the 5th and 6th centuries, most of which are related to tombs, and the figures are almost the same.
Thinking of the mummies lying inside, Anya felt that this place was creepy, she was afraid of the corpse wrapped in white cloth, but she was attracted by the strange culture displayed here.
When he visited the front and saw a pharaoh sphinx made of stone, Han Xuan knew what the huge statue near the pyramid should have looked like.
The people of the African savannah worshipped lions and tigers, and the ancient Egyptians wanted to have that kind of physical strength, so they used their imagination to combine themselves with it.
The reason why there are so many stones in the exhibition hall is that in the past few thousand years, the tombs of the pharaohs have been looted, and the invaders have taken everything they can with them, leaving only these stones that no one wants.
In the museum, the best representative of Egyptian culture is the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who lived in 1,300 BC and ascended the throne at the age of 9 and died unexpectedly at the age of 19.
Before his death, the pyramid mausoleum had not been repaired, and his tomb was seized and buried in a very small place, which was preserved until modern times and excavated in the early part of the century.
It wasn't until it appeared that people had a new understanding of the tombs at that time, and the more than 1,000 various funerary objects shocked the world and were called one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of this century, along with the terracotta warriors.
In front of its exhibition hall, there are two beautifully made black figure sculptures facing each other on the left and right, decorated with gold, according to the tour guide, this is the legendary "card" of Tutankhamun, which means close to the soul and will accompany Tutankhamun to the afterlife.
It's a pity that they are now packed into a thin layer of glass cabinet for display, seeing the rudimentary protective measures, the corners of Han Xuan's mouth couldn't help twitching, thinking to himself why these things haven't been stolen yet.
Gold masks, gold coffins, gold ornaments, gold cobras, and even shoes and beds made of gold are all displayed before their eyes, and they only know how spectacular they are when they see them, and all kinds of exquisite objects are placed in the exhibition halls, and the figures are brought to life.
Han Xuan stood in front of the glass, staring at a small boat that was said to be able to carry people to eternal life for a long time, and the square box made of stone next to it was used to hold the internal organs cut when making mummies, which made him a little unacceptable, because he heard that the internal organs of Pharaoh Tutankhamun were still inside.
One of my favorite works is the god Anubis lying on a golden platform, in the shape of a gold-encrusted black dog, which is the legendary guardian god of the cemetery and the god of mummification.
Not far away, it is said that when the coffin was opened, a golden mask was placed on the face of Tutankhamun's mummy, quietly looking into the distance, as if seeing through time and space......
"Pharaoh Tutankhamun's Mausoleum is best known for the curse engraved on the door when it was found, which reads: Whoever disturbs the peace of the pharaoh will die on his head.
The first people to enter the mausoleum really died a lot, and some of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation work also died mysteriously in a short period of time. ”
When he came out of the museum, the guide pointed to the words carved on a gate and said, the text was shaped like a ghost drawing, I really don't know how they could tell the meaning.
"Hasn't it been confirmed that they died because of the presence of unknown bacteria in the mausoleum that had been sealed for too long?"
Han Xuan did not believe in the curse, explaining: "Someone has conducted a long-term follow-up study on excavation workers, and found that their average life expectancy is as long as 70 years......
An Egyptian government official who had been following him from the airport received a phone call at this moment, telling Han Xuan in Arabic that the dinner was ready and inviting him to the banquet.
The guide, who understood Arabic, asked, "The mummy hasn't been seen yet, do you want to leave?" ”
"Well, forget about the mummy, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat after reading it."
Before you know it, it's seven o'clock in the evening, and it's getting dark outside.
looked at William and Anya, silently asked their opinions, and found that neither of them objected to leaving now, Han Xuan continued: "Just look at it once, it's enough to have an impression, if you want to really read them all, tens of thousands of collections are estimated to take a day is not enough." ”
Then, in Arabic, he said to the Egyptian official: "Please help me convey to Mr. Prime Minister, that we will go to the banquet now." ”
Anya breathed a sigh of relief, she was indeed afraid of the mummy from the bottom of her heart, and she was terrified at a glance from afar, and it was just right to leave.
The tour guide had a smile on his face, wishing that they would go first, and it would take more saliva to continue to introduce, and he would not return the money anyway.
When I came in, I wasted time looking at the exhibits, and I left quickly, and there were only a group of them in the empty exhibition hall, probably deliberately delaying the opening time for Han Xuan.
Halfway through, Han Xuan asked the local official if there was a shop in Cairo where he could buy ancient Egyptian stone carvings, got the address of a street from the other party, and said that he would take him there tomorrow.
When I came out, I found that the dinner place was in the square in front of the government building, where a huge bonfire was lit.
A group of people dressed in white robes or suits gathered together, all of them were the upper class of Egypt, and because of their beliefs and customs, women were not suitable for public appearances, so they were basically all men, even the waiters.
The distance is not far, you can use it, and you can smell the strong aroma of barbecue from the wind from a distance of dozens of meters.
Fat Ding quickened his pace, and Han Xuan also quickened his pace, hoping to see the roasted camel feast with his own eyes before it was divided......