My travels can open treasure chests

Chapter 293 The Mouth of Truth
Han Qi saw a few scenic spots and wanted to walk there.

But Rome is a big city with a population of several million. It's not like a small city in Northern Europe. You can walk a city from south to north just by walking around.Han Qi walked along the road for 10 minutes, and finally got on a bus.

This time it was right, Han Qi looked at the navigation and walked away.

If you look at the navigation all the way and carefully ponder the route once or twice in your mind, you can still go wrong and you can’t blame the title given by the system. Isn’t that a fool?
Han Qi is not a fool, on the contrary he is quite smart.

On the road, on the mobile phone, a green dot showing the location of the mobile phone flashed on the map. The car suddenly stopped at a stop and began to accept the guests who were about to board the station. Han Qi glanced at the mobile phone and decided to get off here temporarily. .

This is a Roman market.

The mobile phone map showed a market, but Han Qi didn't know what kind of market it was.

But it can't be a comprehensive vegetable market near the center of Rome, right?The vegetable market can be opened anywhere, but it would be too wasteful to open it here. Han Qi thinks that Wanda can build a Wanda Plaza here.

After getting off the car, Han Qi walked leisurely into the market.

yo!

This is really a vegetable market...or it is the same as the comprehensive market that Han Qi saw before, with the same crowds and chaos.But Han Qi only came to the first floor and didn't look at the antique dealers. There were only some butchers and ham buyers.

Han Qi stood here and took a look, then walked in.

You can still see a lot of small shops here, some of which also sell some trinkets.

For example, there are postcards of the Colosseum and commemorative coins of the Arc de Triomphe. The coins and postcards are completely packaged in a hard transparent plastic case, which looks very high-end, and the rigid craftsmanship is also exquisite.

"How much is this?" Han Qi picked up the commemorative coin and asked.

The owner of the "ten yuan" shop stretched out his hand and made two fives, then pointed to all the things on this table, "Everything here is ten yuan."

He can speak English, but not that well.

It's not expensive either.

Han Qi is about to order this, whether it's good to take it home as a gift, or keep it for yourself, it's pretty good.

But if he doesn't buy it now, he still wants to see if there are any other interesting things. If there are some high-quality and cheap Roman souvenirs, Han Qi doesn't mind holding a lottery on Weibo.

Long time no draw.

Looking back and forth, Han Qi found a stone handicraft, which was round and as big as a serving plate.

It's not about how exquisite this stone carving is, but the main thing is that this stone carving is really ugly. This kind of ugliness is not the ugliness of the main sense, but the kind of thing that looks a little ugly and cute after a long time.

Han Qi picked it up and looked at it.

There is a double-sided tape on the back of the stone carving. After you buy it home, you can tear off the protective strip of the tape and stick it directly on the wall.

As a stone carving craftsman, Han Qi was of course interested in this unique carving, so he asked the boss, "What is this?"

"Mouth of truth, the mouth of truth."

"truth?"

the truth?

Han Qi picked up the object again and looked at it. This is a simple, unbelievably simplified stone statue of a human face, or a big round face. What does it have to do with truth?
"Why is he called the Mouth of Truth?"

"Because of legends, legends from ancient times to the present. As long as you put your hand into the mouth of this stone sculpture, people at that time will not be able to tell lies. People who lie will be clicked by this face..." The boss kept waving his right hand to make a gesture. Serpentine, and then snapped together. "It will eat that person's hand."

The boss should not have studied English systematically, but due to the large number of tourists coming and going, he will also speak some unconsciously. Although this kind of English can be understood, it will be very uncomfortable for people who hear it.

Han Qi is still guessing.

The boss's flexible body language is of great help to Han Qi.

This is the case with English. Many words can express different tones with different gestures. From this point, we can see the superiority of Chinese.It's no wonder Jay Chou always reacts with Han Qi to sing more Chinese songs.

"Then is this stone sculpture still there now? How big is it in reality?"

The boss spread his hands to both sides.

"It's so big, just over the square, not far from here is the Church of Our Lady of Cosmedin."

"church……"

Han Qi bought what he liked.

There is only one stone sculpture of the Gate of Truth. Han Qi doesn't know where to put it, but he likes it a little, so he should buy it.As for the commemorative coins with paintings of the Colosseum, the Arc de Triomphe and other relics, Han Qi bought a lot.

But Han Qi didn't want to go back at this time, and when paying the money, Han Qi asked: "I can't help myself now, can you send these things to my place at night, I will add more money."

The boss frowned: "It's not about money."

When it came to money, his spoken language suddenly became much smoother.

"An extra thirty euros, and if you don't give it to me, I won't buy it from you. I believe that many supermarkets will have such souvenirs. I can buy these things in the supermarket. They also include delivery services."

The boss didn't really want to give it away, but he was reluctant to part with the money.

A commemorative coin containing a postcard is only the size of a mobile phone case, but putting dozens or hundreds of them together is also very heavy, and Han Qi doesn't want to run around with so many things.

It's even more impossible to go back. It's so far away. If I go back at this time, will I still play today?
"Okay." The boss said reluctantly, but agreed anyway.

Han Qi paid one-third of the deposit.

He didn't worry that the boss would miss the appointment for such a stall with an address.

After wandering around the market for a while, Han Qi followed the navigation and walked towards the Church of Our Lady of Cosmedin.The boss did not lie, it is indeed not too far from the market, only about one kilometer.

This distance is best traveled by bicycle, but there is no shared bicycle in Rome.

Buses and taxis are a bit troublesome to take, so Han Qi decided to walk there, and by the way, he can see more Italian beauties on this road.

And compared to beauties, the buildings here are also extremely beautiful.

This street is called Greek Street in the navigation. If you search carefully, you can find some introductions about this street... The reason is of course very simple. Since it is called Greek Street, there must be many Greek buildings.

In fact, there are various ancient Greek-style carvings here, although many of them are modern carvings, but occasionally ancient stone carvings from hundreds of years ago can be seen on the streets.

This kind of historical relic is grandly placed on the crowded street. Some people approach to take pictures, and everyone follows the slogan on the notice board, keeping a certain distance from this kind of statue.

There are all kinds of people, but they also follow the rules.

Han Qi found that no matter what country people came to a foreign country, most of them would restrain their temper. Koreans stopped yelling, Indians started to pay attention to hygiene, and they all became very civilized and established a new style.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when Han Qi found the Church of Our Lady of Cosmedin.

This square should be very famous, after all, there are a lot of tourists, especially the Mouth of the Truth that Han Qi wants to find, it doesn't take much effort, because the long line of people has already told Han Qi his location.

There were almost [-] people in line, and he didn't immediately go to line up to join in the fun, but went to browse the other scenery before rushing back.

Western Byzantine architecture still has a lot of charm in it. It can be preserved from ancient times to modern times, and firmly grasp its position in the process of modern architectural design. This is very rare for an architectural style.

Although he also borrowed the style of religion, this cannot deny his excellence.

In fact, the more you go outside, the more you feel sorry for your country.

If it weren't for China's weakness, would Taoism be able to spread more widely?In the process of religious dissemination, Chinese traditional architecture will show its influence along with the expansion of religion.

For example, many people who know nothing about architecture will know what kind of style it is when they see such a similar Byzantine architecture when they come to a foreign country. No matter how bad they are, they will say a familiar sentence: "It's a church."

But when many foreign people arrive in China, they will be shocked by every scenery they see.

Because they have never seen it.

Sad indeed.

By the time Han Qi queued in the past, it was almost time to have dinner in Italy, but it had no effect on the tourists on site. Everyone should still take pictures, and those who should line up to visit the attractions should still line up to visit the attractions.

However, there are fewer people queuing next to the Mouth of Truth.

There is a couple lined up in front, the woman is in front, leaning back in her boyfriend's arms, the height gap is very obvious, the woman is only 1.6 meters or less, but the man is more than 1.8 meters.

The man introduced to his girlfriend:
"Have you seen this face? According to legend, this is the head of the sea god. We put our hands into the mouth of the stone statue. If we lie, our hands will be bitten by the stone statue. But this is just a legend. There is no scientific basis."

The girl's eyes sparkled, and she already wanted to ask something.

She wants to ask her boyfriend whether he loves me or not.

If Han Qi knew what she was thinking, he might give her an idea... Don't ask me whether I love you or not, just ask myself and my boyfriend who fell into the sea at the same time, who will he save first?

This problem has troubled the Chinese people of an era, and it should be difficult for you.

But Han Qi was looking for information.

He glanced at the queue from the corner of his eye, and looked down at his phone.

"It turned out to be translated as the door of truth, but I thought it was the truth. But they all mean the same thing... Fuck, it turns out that this is a manhole cover from the ancient Roman period." Han Qi looked up at the stone statue not far away from him.

Who can see that this is a manhole cover?
Finally arrived at Han Qi.

He didn't immediately take out his camera to take a picture of the story he had to tell between himself and the manhole cover, but looked at the stone statue carefully.

Ancient Rome, that's 2000 years ago.

This stone statue is like a gray-haired old man. It can be seen from the appearance that he is dilapidated, just like the ruined walls in the ancient Roman ruins, with a dusty feeling.

But there is only one difference.

mouth of the statue.

Now it is extremely smooth, and when the light shines on it, you will find that other places will scatter the light because the stone is too old, but the mouth is as white as a mirror, which has been panned out by someone.

Afterwards, Han Qi also put his hand inside very vulgarly.

"I will definitely be famous all over the world and leave my mark in history."

Han Qi was a little uneasy, but then he felt that he was so uneasy, regardless of whether what he said was sincere, but it was just an old manhole cover, so he was really worried that he would bite someone?

If it did happen, that would be a big deal.

Han Qi will be recognized by people all over the world in another way.

After a while, Han Qi withdrew and was about to enter the church. A person behind him immediately stepped forward and put his hand into the head's mouth with great interest. He didn't know what he said, and then he yelled.

Many people follow the reputation.

Feeling the attention of so many eyes, he pulled out his hand vigorously... Sure enough, there was no palm.

Some people freak out.

But Han Qi saw that there was something wrong with his shoulders on both sides, it must be an act.

Then he bared his hand and smiled strangely at those who looked at him.

Han Qi withdrew his eyes and laughed twice.

This is what’s interesting about Europeans and Americans. Their countries didn’t need to run around for a long time, which gave their children a lot of time to do what they like. Most of the characters they raise are outgoing and cheerful, and they even say that they are crazy. .

One of the advantages of happy education.

Han Qi never thought there was anything wrong with the character of being crazy, on the contrary, he thought it was very good, and it was a compliment.

Compared with the world-famous Mouth of Truth, this church that preserves the Mouth of Truth is not very famous. All these 700-year-old churches actually have their own beautiful side.

The entire building is based on Clint's original works and Byzantine-style mosaics, and the exterior decoration of the building is also very bright.

There is no closing time for the church. As long as you need it, you can even walk into any church in the early hours of midnight, and the priest will get up from the bed to solve your worries.

It's actually a psychiatrist.

Han Qi looked inside for a long time, especially looking at the crowd in the square below from the position of the bell tower, which gave him a different feeling.

He came out at seven o'clock, and there were still people filming in front of the Mouth of Truth. One of them put his hand into the mouth of the stone statue, showing a flustered expression full of flaws.

Han Qi smiled.

Acting still needs to improve.

In fact, the legend of the stone statue may still be applicable 300 years ago, and many people will believe this.But in modern times, no one should believe that a stone statue can really bite people, because there is no scientific basis at all.

But except women in love.

They are really clueless.

Humans are a very strange animal. Many things are clearly known without any basis, and I don’t believe them in my heart, but they still come here to experiment in an endless stream. This may be a common problem of human beings, regardless of nationality. any boundaries.

(End of this chapter)