Chapter 257: Time Flows Down

For Indians, it is the wheel of the divine, the wheel of truth, the wheel of progress, the wheel of eternal reincarnation of the firmament, which is plucked, not made up by snowfall. The national flag www.biquge.info is very sacred, but there are still filthy people under the national flag. An Indian man carries a shoe-shine kit on his back.

Taking advantage of the speed at which the snow was not ready, he poured a ball of thin cow dung on the upper of Xueluo's hiking shoes below, and then chased Xueluo and said that he wanted to help Xueluo shine his shoes, and Xueluo glared at him fiercely and yelled at him to "get away". Disgusting to death. Find your own water to rinse it off and wipe it clean with a paper towel.

This is Delhi. The inner and outer rings of Connaught Plaza, New Delhi, are divided into 12 areas of roughly the same area by a longitudinal road, and the buildings on both sides of the road in each area are mainly white ring buildings on the innermost part, and there are many commercial shops of all sizes in each area.

Among them, there are not only fashionable brand stores, but also many small individual stores that are not in the stream. On the southwest side, there is a state-run shopping mall called the state-run shopping mall, which is full of regular and non-negotiable daily necessities, and there are many clothing brand stores, such as Nike, Adidas, ', ', '

It is said that the prices of the goods inside are much better than those in the Dragon Kingdom; there are regular Vodafone, Alter and other franchise stores in the communication category, which are suitable for mobile phone Internet cards; there are both high-end Indian restaurants with waiters in dresses at the door who help you pull the door, and there are also Indian-style fast food restaurants with affordable prices.

Of course, the American Big Nose has not forgotten to lay out their two chess pieces in this lively neighborhood: two fast-food restaurants with the "dun" and the old man Kende, and there are some small pharmacies where you can buy some emergency medicines, and teammate Ah Hua has found a series of cosmetics called "Himalayas" here.

It is said to be "pure natural, pollution-free and chemical-free", Xueluo and Liu Jingshu snapped up some before leaving India to bring back to China as souvenirs, which are easy to use and inexpensive. Of course, Xueluo and Liu Jingshu have not forgotten that what they are most interested in when they come here today is the cash exchange shop, and they should exchange the US dollar bills in their hands for enough travel entanglements - rupees as soon as possible.

There's no hard currency to travel here, and that's not an inch. Roadside vendors selling peanuts, beans, popcorn and some fried potato chips at Connaught Plaza, New Delhi. The road book in his arms repeatedly reminded him not to eat roadside snacks in India.

Unless the autoimmune system is strong enough. I saw the vendor with his black hand that had just taken the banknote, grab the food and put it into the heavily inky newspaper, and then hand it to the eater. The stomach of the locals is used to it, and Xueluo and Liu Jingshu are really not good. Connaught Plaza, New Delhi Connaught Plaza, which is a brand clothing store called 'Connaught Plaza'.

It is said that in China, the pants of this brand cost more than 500. Xueluo never wears jeans and has little interest in clothing, but sits patiently watching them throw money at them. New Delhi Connaught PlazaDelhi Connaught Plaza Store Money Changer Shop There are many small money changers with very small faces.

Hidden in the shops around the square, the exchange rates given by different stores are slightly different, and they are all better than the exchange rates of regular banks, and they can be bargained. As mentioned earlier, in the store at the airport, the exchange rate given is 1$:57, in the hotel, the boss changes to Xueluo and Liu Jingshu for 1$:59, and here, if you ask a random one, it is 1$:61.

Just after the change, the family next door chased it out and said that it could give 1$:615. No counterfeit money was found in the money exchanged here. Connaught Plaza, New Delhi, Connaught Plaza, Delhi Connaught Plaza's fast food restaurant, a snack chain in India. Lunch here is a makeshift meal, a simple Indian snack.

In India, don't expect a big meal, and gourmets don't come to avoid stomach suffering. After exchanging money and having lunch at Connaught Square, Xueluo and Liu Jingshu took a tuk tuk to India Gate, not far to the south, for 80 fares.

Located at the eastern end of the National Highway in the heart of Delhi, the India Gate is located in a large open field, surrounded by no buildings, standing tall and visible from afar, and is a landmark building in Delhi. The location of India Gate is the axis of the city of Delhi, from which many important roads diverge.

Tickets: Free Opening Hours: All day Arrival method: Rail transit yellow line or purple line station, or take a taxi/motorcycle/manpower tricycle/bus to go. The India Gate in front of the India Gate in New Delhi is 42 meters tall and resembles the French Triumphal Arch, made of red sandstone and granite, tall and stocky.

Looking up, it's still quite spectacular. At the top there is a circular stone basin, which is a large oil lamp with a diameter of 35 meters. On major festivals, the basin is filled with lamp oil and a roaring flame is lit in the night sky. India Gate was built in 1921 by the British colonial government to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in World War I.

The names of more than 90,000 Indian and British officers and soldiers are inscribed on the walls on either side of the doorway. A monument built by the colonizers, but it is used as a national gate, and the Indians are quite arrogant. New DelhiIndia GateIndia Gate World War I Although India did not participate in the war, it was a British colony.

More than 90,000 Indians were sent to fight for the British, and India was offered independence after the war. However, after the end of the war, India, which had made great sacrifices, did not gain independence as promised. In order to appease the discontent of the Indian people, in 1931, the British government built the India Gate in the style of the Arc de Triomphe.

In memory of the Indian soldiers who died fighting the British in World War I. The name of the country is engraved in large letters above the top beam of the India Gate in New Delhi: ". Engraved below is a three-line inscription in English, indicating that the building was dedicated to the sacrifice of the troops fighting in World War I and the Philippines.

It was built as an Indian soldier in the British colony at that time. It is a little puzzling that the building commemorating the soldiers who died fighting for foreign colonizers is a symbol of the country. Of course, this is a historical building that was converted, and after the independence of the state, a monument to the Unknown Soldier was built underneath.

Underneath the India Gate India Gate in New Delhi is the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Made of black marble, a model of a rifle with a helmet on top of the butt. On the side of the stele there are two golden words "", which means immortal soldiers. Behind the monument stands the flags of the three Indian armed forces.

On one side of the monument, Indian soldiers wearing "big red cockscoops" military caps are on duty with guns. Small vendors selling souvenirs chasing tourists near India Gate, India Gate, New Delhi, are swarthy. It's really a fight with Africans.

A group of primary school students in green school uniforms came to visit India Gate, New Delhi, and this group of boys, all boys, blew soap bubbles and played during breaks, looking naughty. A handsome guy at the India Gate of New Delhi, with a little shyness in his quietness.

As soon as I turned around at the India Gate of New Delhi, I found a beautiful girl from the Dragon Country or South Korea, who looked very much like Xie Na, and raised her hand to capture it. After seeing the India Gate, Xueluo and Liu Jingshu walked east along the road to see the Old Fort. Because I only arrived in the evening, I left the better Red Fort and Jama Mosque to see it tomorrow.

Let's go see some of the secondary attractions first. Seeing the old fort has a special significance for Xueluo and Liu Jingshu's trip to India: it is the prelude to seeing the castle. As everyone knows, there are too many castles in India, especially Rajasthan, almost one city, and I see the aesthetic fatigue directly. Having said that, though, many of India's castles along with the royal palaces inside are genuinely beautiful.

The Old Fort is located about two kilometers east of the India Gate. From the map, the distance between the two places is not very far, so I didn't call a taxi and walked over. It didn't take long to see the castle on the heights, but the road was still quite long, and the road was very dusty, and it was a bit hard to walk. Or should you take a ride.

The Old Fort of New Delhi is an old royal palace citadel with a history of more than 400 years. It is located about 2 km southeast of India Gate, New Delhi. It means ancient, it is a fort, and because it has a longer history than the Red Fort in Agra, the city is "Old Fort".

The Old Fort was built by the Afghan ruler Sher Shah during the period 1538~1545 after defeating Humayun, the second emperor of the Mughal dynasty, and capturing Delhi. Humayun later recaptured Delhi and used it as his residence, but died in an accident just six months later. View of the high walls of the old fort from outside the castle.

It's broken. Maybe because the emperor died here is a little unlucky, or maybe the successor emperor Akbar moved the capital to Agra, resulting in the desertion here, in short, can not help the erosion of nearly 500 years of wind and rain, the castle is seriously damaged, the wall of the city wall and the decoration on it are missing a lot, looking up, full of vicissitudes of life.

The entrance to the Old Fort. High city walls, horseshoe-shaped doorways, typical of Moorish architectural style. There is a ticket booth at the entrance. The ticket is 100 yuan, which is equivalent to 10 yuan, which should not be expensive as a ticket for a centuries-old monument, but Indians only need to pay 5, which is a big difference.

Compared to the dilapidated scene seen outside the castle, there is a feeling of complete homeopathy when you enter the castle: the area inside the old castle is very large, there are not many buildings, and it looks very empty. Inside, the trees are lush with green grass and tall palm trees lining the sides of the main road, as if in a procession to welcome visitors.

Flocks of green parrots chirp loudly through the trees, many pine trees with big tails hop up and down on the trunks and grass, and even jump in front of visitors to beg for food, and many locals walk on the forest paths or sit on the meadows to rest...... The scenery in front of me is quite a bit out of time.

It's not like visiting a messy castle that has long been abandoned by history, but you enter a modern city park. Here, if you have the patience, you can capture a lot of good images of the leisure life of Indians in Delhi, such as the family sitting on the grass in front of you: a couple with two children - two girls and a boy.

Sit around. They dress plainly, have a peaceful expression, have a casual demeanor, and have a strong family affection. There are many couples in the meadow. The mobile phone party here is already very popular, and there are very few people with cameras, and they are all holding their mobile phones to take pictures left and right. This pair looks very so-so, and happiness is written on their faces.

Typical of a young man here in Delhi. You ask how Xueluo can see it: because of their skin color, the southerners of India or the people in Rajasthan, who are close to the desert, have dark complexions, and the people in Delhi have a lighter complexion. With a beautiful beard, I don't know if it's a handsome guy image of Indian standards.

I don't know if it's very popular with girls. His girlfriend was crouching across from him with her phone and looking at his beard. Couple in a selfie. The selfie artifact selfie stick has not yet risen here. They will also secretly photograph others. The man seemed to be peeking into the eye, and the woman was covering her face and peeking to the side.

A very slender pair of young people. Indian women, young people are mostly in good shape, especially students, who are out of shape after dragging their families and mouths. The pair of big-tailed squirrels chased each other around the trunks of the trees around the snowfall, seemingly clapping and dragging as well. There are many goshawks circling and flying above the castle, bringing movement and vitality to the old castle.

A large green parrot flew past the snowfall with its long tail and landed on a nearby building. There are a lot of green parrots in India, like pigeons flying around in the air in the dragon country. The locals have long seen a lot of things, just like the people of the Dragon Kingdom look at sparrows. The dilapidated eastern gate of the city - Humayun Gate. A gate named after the owner of the castle.

Interestingly, there are two small hat-shaped pavilions at the top. In India and Malaysia, where the snow falls, you can see many buildings with this "small round hat", which is said to be called "Moorish style". According to some sources, the Moors came from North Africa and were extremely successful in creating artworks that mixed Islamic and Christian art styles.

Likes to add horseshoe-shaped arches, or vaulted domes to buildings. They also like to decorate buildings with brightly glazed blue and white tiles, as well as Arabic or geometric figures. The old fort of Delhi under the sunset is still charming. The former royal palace is now a passing cloud, ruined everywhere, and full of desolation.

The restored battlements are high above. If time can be turned back hundreds of years, the former defenders of the city stood on a high place and leaned on the railing to face the wind, or they could see the scenery or resist strong enemies. Suddenly, I remembered the famous passage of Zhuge Liang in the Peking Opera "Empty City Strategy": "I was watching the mountain scenery from the city tower, and I heard the chaos outside the city."

The banner waved the flip, but it turned out to be a soldier sent by Sima. I think there was a real scene of war elephants neighing and flags rolling downstairs in this city back then, but the city tower lacked Zhuge Liang, who was both wise and brave, with our lupine scarf. The red sandstone carvings on the city walls give a beautiful decorative line to the otherwise plain stone walls.