Treasure Hunt all over the World

Zhao Nan and Lin Yu are a college couple who have just left the university campus. They just took this opportunity to go on a graduation trip. Egypt is their first stop, and today is the second day after arriving in Cairo.

After introducing each other, everyone talked about the sphinx in front of them.

"This sphinx comes from ancient Egypt, also called the Sphinx, but it is not as face as Guo Degang said in the cross talk. I don't know if it is lost, and there is no way to verify it."

Ye Tian joked and teased the two guys.

"Hahaha"

Both Zhao Nan and Lin Yu laughed, and Lin Yu blushed a little, somewhat embarrassed.

After the laughter fell, Ye Tian continued to say:

"The Sphinx originally originated from ancient Egyptian mythology, and is also common in Greek mythology and the mythology of West Asian countries. The Sphinxes of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and Western Asia are different in different periods.

However, its image is a combination of man, lion, ox, and eagle. In different civilization systems, the meanings represented by the Sphinx are not the same.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Sphinx is often described as a winged monster, mostly male, a symbol of benevolence and nobility, the most famous being the Sphinx in front of the Khafre Pyramid!

That sphinx, which has become synonymous with Sphinx, is about 73 meters long, 21 meters high, and 5 meters wide. It is said that its head is carved in the shape of Pharaoh Khafre.

Its role is to protect the servant of the Pharaoh Khafre, that is, the mummy, and is the patron saint of the Khafre Pyramid. In this regard, the Sphinx is very similar to the traditional Chinese stone lion.

There are also several theories, some say that the Sphinx statue in front of the Khafre Pyramid is actually the statue of the god Hur in Egyptian mythology, and some say that the statue existed as early as 10,000 years ago.

According to the latter statement, the history of the Sphinx is longer than that of ancient Egypt. It may be a relic of an older civilization, or it may be a masterpiece of aliens. There are different opinions, and no one can be sure.

Later, when you travel to the Giza pyramid complex across the Nile, you will be able to see the huge Sphinx, and you can also see the magnificent pyramid complex! I believe it will shock you.

In West Asian mythology, the image of the Sphinx has changed and is described as a bull with wings,

With a human face, whiskers, a crown, and a female sphinx.

In ancient Greek mythology, the Sphinx is a sphinx-faced, winged banshee, born of the basilisk Echidna and the two-headed dog Orthus, representing the evil spirit of God's punishment. thing.

Legend has it that the Queen of Heaven, Herapaisphinx, sat on the cliff road near Thebes, stopped passers-by, and asked people a riddle, and those who could not answer would be eaten by the Sphinx.

The content of the riddle is, "What animal walks on four legs in the morning, walks on two legs at noon, and walks on three legs at night." Because of this riddle, many passers-by died in the mouth of the Sphinx.

This is the famous riddle of the Sphinx. The answer to the riddle is "people". Morning, noon and night are respectively metaphors for people's childhood, middle age and old age, and the deeper meaning is real life.

Legend has it that this riddle was answered by the young Greek Oedipus, and Sphinx committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. There is another saying that Sphinx was killed by Oedipus! "

Listening to Ye Tian's explanation, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu were fascinated, and their understanding of the Sphinx in front of them became deeper.

After Ye Tian finished explaining, the two guys were stunned for a few seconds before waking up.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Nan said excitedly:

"Brother Chen, you are really amazing. You have such a deep understanding of Western history and culture, which is admirable! It also opened our eyes. There are so many stories behind this Sphinx!"

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately said politely:

"Actually, it's nothing. When I was in college, I took a course in the history of Western art and worked hard to study this knowledge for a period of time. I learned a little bit, and it came in handy.

Western civilization originated from Mediterranean civilizations such as ancient Greece and Rome. Ancient Egyptian civilization is an important branch of Mediterranean civilization. It can be said to be one of the sources of Western civilization, and they are closely related to each other.

The study of Western civilization, including the history of Western art, cannot avoid the splendid ancient Egyptian civilization, and they are inextricably linked. The Sphinx in front of you is the best example.”

Before the voice fell, Zhao Nan couldn't wait to continue and said:

"I have an unfeeling request, Brother Chen, I hope you can agree. Can we visit the National Museum of Egypt with you? In this way, we can ask you for advice at any time, which is better than visiting by ourselves. too much!"

"Of course there is no problem. Anyway, I also want to visit the National Museum of Egypt. The three of us will visit together, but it will be more lively!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Tian nodded and agreed, very happy.

In fact, that's exactly what he wanted.

Taking a tour with these two guys who just met is bound to reduce the attention of others on themselves and dispel the suspicion of some people.

For example, those guys in charge of antiquities and art crimes at the Egyptian Police Headquarters have arrived in front of the National Museum of Egypt and are looking for Ye Tian's whereabouts among the crowd!

It's a pity that a group of them walked around in front of the Egyptian Museum, but they didn't find Ye Tian's shadow.

During this period, they paid attention to Ye Tian who was explaining, but when they saw his face and Zhao Nan and Lin Yu who were listening, they turned their heads and looked away.

They thought it was just a few ordinary tourists from China. It is too common for a small group of Chinese tourists like this to visit the National Museum of Egypt every day.

However, how did they know that the guy who was talking about it was exactly the target person they were looking for.

Seeing Ye Tian agreeing so readily, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu couldn't help being stunned, and even murmured in their hearts.

Could this yellow-skinned Yankee in front of him have ulterior motives and other intentions to approach us? This guy won't harm us, will he?

Although secretly muttering in their hearts, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu didn't express these doubts, but hid them in their hearts, but they were a little more careful, and there was a little more suspicion in their eyes!

After all, it was they themselves who proposed to visit the National Museum of Egypt with Ye Tian. If they regretted it now, it would be a bit unjustifiable in face!

The performance of the two of them, as well as the twinkling eyes, were all seen by Ye Tian, ​​and Ye Tian also guessed clearly what they were thinking!

But he didn't say anything, just smiled softly.

After admiring the two sphinx statues, the lotus and papyrus in the pond, and several other stone sculptures, Ye Tian and the others came to the main entrance of the National Museum of Egypt and looked at the arched gate .

Same as before, Ye Tian took on the responsibility of explaining again.

"You can see that the National Museum of Egypt has a very obvious Western cultural color and North African Arab cultural color, which is the result of the exchange and integration of the two cultures.

The reason is that the Egyptian National Museum was designed by the French and built during the period when the British ruled Egypt. This is a colonial building.

On the top of the arch of the museum, there is a marble relief statue of Hathor, the most beautiful goddess and god of wealth in ancient Egypt, and in the alcoves on both sides are statues of the fertility goddess Isis,..."

While they were talking, a peddler carrying a satchel, holding seven or eight small handicrafts in his hands, and his eyes were chattering, suddenly walked towards them.

Seeing this scene, Ye Tian immediately stepped forward and whispered in English:

"Stay here, buddy, you have found the wrong person, we don't need your things, go to be sold by others, and one more thing, don't throw things in your hands casually, if you break them, you will be with us It doesn't matter!"

Hearing this, the small peddler stopped immediately, his face changed, and his expression suddenly became more awkward.

Obviously, he understood Ye Tian's words, and also heard the threat and disdain implied in these words, and felt an invisible pressure.

This guy is very witty and knows how to seek good luck and avoid bad luck. He immediately understood that this Chinese man in front of him is not easy to mess with. Not only is he not a fat sheep, but he is probably a tiger in sheep's clothing!

He just paused for a moment, then immediately changed direction, walked over to a few other tourists not far away, and continued to sell the garbage in his hands.

After this guy walked away, Ye Tian turned his head to look at Zhao Nan and Lin Yu who were stunned, and said to these two guys:

"Just to remind you, when you travel in Egypt, or even in Europe and West Asia, and in other parts of Africa, you'd better ignore these peddlers who come up to sell tourist souvenirs.

The tourist souvenirs they sell are not worth much at all, many of which are imported from China, and you can easily find the words "Made in Yiwu" on them!

More importantly, don't pick up the things these guys throw at you. Once you pick up, be prepared to pay, you will definitely be slaughtered, and garbage can be sold for the price of gems!

This is still light, these peddlers selling souvenirs are often thieves, even robbers or gangsters, once you are entangled by these guys, it is not as simple as losing a little money!

With China becoming stronger and stronger, more and more tourists going abroad, coupled with the habit of Chinese people who are poor and rich, and like to bring a lot of cash, these guys have long been eyeing the Chinese.

They will take the initiative to approach Chinese tourists, cheat, kidnap and steal, and use all kinds of means. Over the years, more and more Chinese tourists have been robbed and ransacked. You must be more careful! "

Hearing this, Zhao Nan and Lin Yu stuck out their tongues together, and then showed expressions of fear.