Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 808 The Ruins
When night fell, Liang En and the others returned to the campsite. Although there was a Petra light show at night, it was not suitable for Liang En and the others to go there when it was full of people.

However, on the way back to the camp, they could hear the faint sound of music and Kong's lonely singing, setting off the lights in the distance, making the Gobi Desert even more desolate.

Because they were a little tired the first day, and because the surroundings were very quiet, Liang En and the others slept comfortably that night and had enough sleep time, so they got up early the next morning.

After a brief tidying up, they went straight to their goal this time.Liang En and the others on horseback strolled step by step in the narrow and quiet valley. The flowing water once drew the most beautiful curve of nature on the stone wall.

At this time, the two also realized the origin of the name "City of Roses": this does not mean that the whole city is full of roses, but that the sunlight forms an eternal rose color on the stone walls.

Of course, the rocks around here are not only in the color of rose, but also light blue, orange red, yellow, purple and green, which are colorful.

Unlike the straight-to-the-point layout of most scenic spots, when you come to this scenic spot, you can't see the location of the main building of Petra.If one wants to enter Gitala, one must proceed slowly in a valley called the Snake Path.

The reason for advancing slowly is that the valley is extremely narrow, the widest part is only 7m, and the narrowest part is less than 2m. Judging from the traces of the surrounding rocks, this valley should be a river washed out by the flood. natural valley.

But when they came out of the valley, the Kazni Temple that appeared in front of them gave people a huge impact in an instant, and there was even a feeling that the scenic spot ended here.

But in fact, this is not the case. After turning a small hill, the road suddenly opens up, and many buildings are built on both sides of the mountain, even after 2000 years, they still stand there.

Among these buildings are tall and spacious hills, adjacent caves, classic amphitheatres, and remnants of temple ruins.Like an exposition of ancient architecture, it tells the story of 2000 years.

Because the first day's itinerary was for overall observation, Liang En and the others also toured the whole city. During the tour, Liang En found that the city was a Roman-style city.

Only those tombs on the cliffs have a bit of a local character.The most obvious feature here is the stepped relief above the entrance of the tomb, which has a special religious significance.

In addition to these tombs, they also came to Dyer Abbey, which was also the filming location of the famous Transformers 2 movie, so they saw many tourists from Europe and America in this place.

To be honest, the main reason why this city is so famous is because of the promotion of movies, TV and games. For example, there is a famous meme about how to grow crops without Petra in China.

So at the gate of this monastery, you can see someone selling it. Posters of films like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Raiders of the Lost Ark 4, and Transformers 2 filmed in Petra.

After a brief tour of the scenic spot, Liang En and the others quickly entered the working state the next day. They got the staff sign from Ali and hung it on their bodies, and then started the research work.

It stands to reason that Petra is actually not very suitable for human habitation. It is hot in summer and cold in winter, and all kinds of domestic water can only be achieved by relying on a complete set of complex water conservancy systems.

But in this harsh situation, the inhabitants not only chose to settle here 2000 years ago, but even built a large number of gorgeous buildings, which proves some special circumstances in this area.

At its peak, Petra was the capital of the kingdom established by the Nabataeans, with tens of thousands of people living there.Later, it was under the rule of the Roman Empire, so the local architecture has a distinct Roman style.

But with frequent earthquakes and the construction of other arteries by Rome, the place gradually declined.Since then, it has become a secret known only to the local Bedouins.

It wasn't until 1812 that Petra was discovered by a British explorer who disguised himself as an Arab and persuaded the locals to show him the magnificent ruins.

"That is to say, the reason why this city prospered was because the traffic arteries passed through here, and the decline was also because of the changes in the traffic arteries?" After listening to Liang En's simple explanation, Joan briefly summarized the inside Condition.

"It can be said that after all, you will find that the surrounding environment is simply impossible to support so many residents in this city, so as long as the trade routes are cut off and all kinds of materials cannot be imported, the city will immediately decline." Liang En pointed nodded.

That's right, Petra has a complete water conservancy system that can meet the production and living water of tens of thousands of people in the city's heyday. This is the source of why the famous "Savage" series of games can be used for desert farming.

However, these water sources are only enough for domestic production, and it is far from enough to develop planting or animal husbandry. Of course, the surrounding desert Gobi is not suitable for these agricultural production activities from various perspectives.

In other words, this country is not a self-sufficient country, but an existence that relies heavily on external resources, so once the external resources are cut off, it is naturally impossible for this city to continue to maintain.

There are many cities of this type in history, whether it is Chang'an in the east, Luoyang in the east or Rome in the west, but the environment in those places is better, so the size of the city is only reduced, and it is not completely abandoned like here.

While talking, they came to the side of the most famous building in the ruins, the Kazni Temple, and then looked at the buildings carved out of rocks.

It is a very reasonable thing that this building is considered to be a representative building in this site. Anyone who has crossed a large piece of desolate Gobi and then passed through a winding canyon can see this tall building. The temple gradually appeared in front of his eyes, even if it was only a part of the temple, his soul would be shocked.

Because it was excavated directly from the stone wall, the whole building, like the surrounding mountain walls, also shows a color between pink and orange, and the tone is very soft.

Legend has it that the treasures of the Nabataean kings of the past dynasties are treasured here. Of course, it is also said that an Egyptian pharaoh once hid the treasure here, and it was introduced that this is the tomb of a Nabataean king.

But this is not the case, at least from the layout of the house, it is indeed a temple.It's just that the gods enshrined here are only the gods of the nomadic people themselves.

This can also explain why the temple is empty, because although this building inherits the architectural style of the ancient Greeks, the gods inside are not actually from the cultural circle of ancient Rome and ancient Greece.

And this empty temple may have originally enshrined ancestors worshiped by ethnic groups, so now it looks like there is nothing.

(End of this chapter)